Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was born 94 years ago, April 16, in the town of Marktl, Bavaria. More than eight years after he announced his retirement from the papacy in 2013, Benedict continues to live a retired life in the Mater Ecclesiae monastery on Vatican grounds.
Pope Francis said Thursday that the poverty and exclusion from the job market caused by the coronavirus pandemic has made the work of Catholic groups that assist poor communities even more urgent.
Pope Francis said Wednesday that an essential task of the Church today is to teach people how to pray.
At every Mass we adore and kiss Christ’s wounded and risen body in the Eucharist, a channel of his mercy, Pope Francis said on Divine Mercy Sunday.
Pope Francis on Saturday expressed his sorrow at the death of Prince Philip in a letter to Queen Elizabeth II, his wife of 73 years.
On Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis will offer Mass in a church containing the relics of both St. Faustina Kowalska and St. John Paul II.
Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. VATICAN MEDIA By Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency April 8, 2021 VATICAN— Cardinal Peter Turkson called for a rethink of healthcare to include a "holistic vision of care" in...
Pope Francis is inviting Catholics around the world to pray this month for people risking their lives by standing up for fundamental rights.
May those who suffer take refuge in the wounds of Christ, and through them, receive the hope which does not disappoint, Pope Francis prayed on Easter Sunday.
At the Vatican’s Easter Vigil Mass, Pope
Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross, featuring meditations prepared by children, at the Vatican on Good Friday evening.
Politics turned into ideologies have wounded fraternity in the Catholic Church, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., said at the Vatican’s Passion of the Lord liturgy on Good Friday.
