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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
New Zealand Cardinal Dew denies allegations amid Vatican investigation into alleged abuse
The inquiry was launched after a police investigation concluded without charges. Read more
Pope Francis: ‘Of all vices, pride is the great queen’
“Those who give in to this vice are far from God, and the correction of this evil requires time and... Read more
Pope Francis: ‘Today the ugliest danger is gender ideology’
“It is very important that there is this meeting, this meeting between men and women,” the pope told an assembly... Read more
Pope Francis cancels Monday audiences due to persisting ‘mild flu’ symptoms
The Monday morning telegram sent out by the Vatican noted that while the pope’s “mild flu symptoms persist,” he did... Read more
Meeting between Pope Francis and Argentine president signals possible turn in relationship
Pope Francis met with Argentine President Javier Milei in a highly anticipated private audience on Monday morning. Read more
Pope Francis urges consecrated men and women to cultivate ‘an intense interior life’
The Holy Father presided over Mass on Feb. 2 for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St.... Read more
Pope Francis: Wrath is a vice that is ‘pervasive,’ ‘dark’
Pope Francis dedicated his Jan. 31 general audience to the subject of wrath, characterizing it as a vice that is... Read more
Vatican prefect: Fiducia Supplicans draws ‘some negative reactions’ from Christian leaders
In an exclusive EWTN interview and in comments to the Vatican’s news agency, Cardinal Kurt Koch said he has received... Read more
Vatican approves new cathedral for Diocese of Madison
After nearly 20 years without a cathedral, the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin, announced on Wednesday that the Holy See approved... Read more
Pope Francis issues new regulations setting spending limits for Vatican offices
Pope Francis amended the Vatican’s financial regulations on Tuesday, enshrining a spending limit into law. Read more
Pope Francis responds to resistance to Fiducia Supplicans: ‘The Lord blesses everyone’
Pope Francis responded publicly to questions about the Vatican’s declaration on blessings for same-sex couples for the first time in... Read more
Pope Francis calls for greater dialogue and cooperation between Christians, Marxists
Pope Francis this week called for cooperation between Christians and Marxists as a way to achieve greater “dialogue” and help... Read more
Vatican announces major restoration project in St. Peter’s Basilica
The Vatican announced on Thursday that the soaring baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica will undergo a... Read more
Pope Francis to preside over canonization Mass of Argentina’s first female saint
Pope Francis next month will preside over the canonization Mass of the woman set to become Argentina’s first female saint,... Read more
Pope Francis calls surrogacy ‘deplorable,’ calls for global ban in speech to ambassadors
Pope Francis called surrogacy “deplorable” and called for a global ban on the exploitative practice of “so-called surrogate motherhood.” Read more
Conference on anniversary of Benedict’s death focuses on legacy defined by love of Christ
Friends, scholars and former colleagues of Pope Benedict XVI gathered in the Campo Santo Teutonico in Vatican City, from Dec.... Read more
Pope Francis says Benedict XVI ‘blesses us and accompanies us’ from heaven
In his final Angelus address of 2023, Pope Francis paid tribute to Pope Benedict XVI on the one-year anniversary of... Read more
Vatican announces art contest for Stations of the Cross to be displayed in St. Peter’s Basilica
The Vatican has announced an art competition in which your paintings can be displayed inside of St. Peter’s Basilica. Read more
Pope Francis: One must never dialogue with the devil
Pope Francis inaugurated a new catechetical series on vices and virtues during Wednesday’s general audience by opening with the story... Read more
