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Ukraine crisis: Pope Francis calls for global day of fasting for peace on Ash Wednesday

Ukraine crisis: Pope Francis calls for global day of fasting...

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Feb. 23, 2022....

Pope Francis decries excessive ‘exaltation of youth’ as he begins new catechesis series on old age

Pope Francis decries excessive ‘exaltation of youth’ as...

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Feb. 23, 2022....

Pope Francis’ cardinal advisers discuss role of women in the Church

Pope Francis’ cardinal advisers discuss role of women in...

The Council of Cardinals meets with Pope Francis on Feb. 21, 2022. / Vatican Media....

Pope Francis’ Lenten message: Addiction to digital media can hurt human relationships

Pope Francis’ Lenten message: Addiction to digital media...

Pope Francis during his general audience in Paul VI Hall on January 26, 2022. /...

Pope Francis cancels Ash Wednesday Mass, trip to Florence due to knee pain

Pope Francis cancels Ash Wednesday Mass, trip to Florence...

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Feb. 23, 2022....

Vatican releases Pope Francis’ schedule for first international trip of 2022

Vatican releases Pope Francis’ schedule for first international...

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta’ Pinu on the Maltese...

PHOTOS: Polish Catholics pray for end to Ukraine conflict at St. John Paul II’s tomb

PHOTOS: Polish Catholics pray for end to Ukraine conflict...

Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś of Łódź, Poland, celebrates Mass at St. John Paul II’s tomb...

Pope Francis appeals for end to ‘tragic’ Ukraine conflict

Pope Francis appeals for end to ‘tragic’ Ukraine conflict

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Feb. 27, 2022. / Vatican...

Pope Francis: 'The world needs beauty more than ever'

Pope Francis: 'The world needs beauty more than ever'

Pope Francis meets with Diakonia of Beauty, a group dedicated to celebrating sacred...

Vatican acknowledges challenges in global synodal process

Vatican acknowledges challenges in global synodal process

The opening of the Synod for the Family at the Vatican on Oct. 5, 2015. / Vatican...

Pope Francis to priests: Don’t ‘remain barricaded in the sacristy’

Pope Francis to priests: Don’t ‘remain barricaded in the...

Pope Francis meets members of Rome’s Pontifical Lombard Seminary at the Vatican’s...

Pope Francis names Louisiana Bishop Fabre to lead Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky

Pope Francis names Louisiana Bishop Fabre to lead Archdiocese...

Archbishop-elect Shelton Fabre of Louisville, Kentucky / Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux...

Benedict XVI asks abuse survivors for forgiveness as advisers defend handling of Munich cases

Benedict XVI asks abuse survivors for forgiveness as advisers...

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. / Paul Badde/CNA. Vatican City, Feb 8, 2022 / 05:00...

Full text: Benedict XVI’s letter in response to the Munich abuse report

Full text: Benedict XVI’s letter in response to the Munich...

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, pictured in summer 2017. / EWTN/Paul Badde. Vatican...

Full text: Benedict XVI’s advisers analyze Munich abuse report

Full text: Benedict XVI’s advisers analyze Munich abuse...

The Frauenkirche, the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. / Thomas...

Pope Francis: Human trafficking has created ‘an open wound on the body of Christ’

Pope Francis: Human trafficking has created ‘an open wound...

null / Lucia Ballester/CNA. Vatican City, Feb 8, 2022 / 09:05 am (CNA). Pope Francis...

Pope Francis: The dying need palliative care, not euthanasia or assisted suicide

Pope Francis: The dying need palliative care, not euthanasia...

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Feb. 9, 2022....

Vatican symposium to explore relationship between priests and laity

Vatican symposium to explore relationship between priests...

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops. / Franco Origlio/Getty...

Pope Francis recalls powerful message from Pius XII 70 years later

Pope Francis recalls powerful message from Pius XII 70...

Pope Francis prays at the tomb of Pope Pius XII on Nov. 2, 2021. / Vatican Media....

Pope Francis: Lack of basic health care access is a ‘social virus’

Pope Francis: Lack of basic health care access is a ‘social...

Pope Francis visits sick children at the Bambino Gesù di Palidoro hospital in Rome,...