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Pope Francis: God’s glory does not correspond to human success
Pope Francis said Sunday that God’s glory and our true happiness are not found in success, fame, or popularity but... Read more
Pope Francis names U.S. police professional, Colombian bishop to minor protection commission
Pope Francis on Friday made two appointments to the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Read more
Pope Francis: Indigenous ‘ancestral wisdom’ a vital tool in fight against climate change
Pope Francis addressed his remarks to participants of the conference “Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and the Sciences” at the Vatican on... Read more
Controversial Sister Lucía Caram and Religión Digital team meet with Pope Francis
Pope Francis received in an audience the controversial nun Sister Lucía Caram and members of the Spanish-language news portal Religión... Read more
Pope Francis: Study groups to examine 10 Synod on Synodality themes through June 2025
Church experts will meet in study groups to examine the question of women deacons and other key topics through June... Read more
Pope Francis takes on critics in forthcoming memoir, says he won’t be resigning
Pope Francis has no plans to resign from office according to excerpts from his forthcoming memoir — though he says... Read more
Blinken, Putin congratulate Pope Francis on 11th anniversary of election
Pope Francis — born Jorge Mario Bergoglio — was elected as the 265th successor to St. Peter on March 13,... Read more
Vatican seeks to break new ground in Confucian and Christian dialogue
The Vatican sponsored a dialogue in Taiwan this week as the Catholic Church prepares to release official guidelines for engagement... Read more
Pope Francis: Virtue enables us to have ‘a tendency towards the right choice’
Pope Francis on Wednesday opened a new chapter in his ongoing catechetical series on vices and virtues. Read more
Analysis: The ever-changing College of Cardinals
Were a conclave to begin today, there would be 94 cardinal-electors created by Pope Francis, 27 created by Benedict XVI,... Read more
PHOTOS: A timeline of Pope Francis’ 11 years as pope
Pope Francis is the 265th successor of St. Peter. Here is a timeline of key events during his papacy. Read more
Ukrainian officials criticize Pope Francis’ ‘white flag’ remarks on Russia-Ukraine war
“Our flag is a yellow and blue one. This is the flag by which we live, die, and prevail. We... Read more
Vatican’s Good Friday Holy Land collection to aid humanitarian efforts in Gaza
The Vatican has overseen the Pontifical Collection for the Holy Land since 1974. Last year it raised more than $7... Read more
Coptic Orthodox Church confirms dialogue with Catholic Church suspended over same-sex blessings
The Coptic Orthodox Church has confirmed that its decision to suspend dialogue with the Catholic Church was due to Rome’s... Read more
Vatican’s Venice Biennale pavilion leads visitors in Catholic tradition of visiting prisoners
Visitors will enter an active women’s prison on Venice’s Giudecca island, where inmates will play an active role in the... Read more
Pope Francis: We have a duty to help women accept the gift of life
Pope Francis said Sunday that governments and civil society have a fundamental duty to help ensure that women are able... Read more
Vatican: Pope Francis’ ‘white flag’ remark a call for negotiations, not Ukraine’s surrender
The Holy Father made the remarks last month in a newly released television interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI. Read more
Pope Francis appoints UCLA astrophysicist to Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Andrea Mia Ghez, recognized for her groundbreaking research on black holes, is one of only four women to have been... Read more
Pope Francis: The heart of repentance is God’s ‘infinite love,’ ‘boundless mercy’
“Repentance is neither the fruit of self-analysis, nor of a psychic sense of guilt,” the pope said. Read more
Women are ‘builders of humanity,’ Pope Francis says in conference address
On the day before International Women’s Day, Pope Francis addressed participants of an international conference on Thursday at the Vatican. Read more
