Pope Francis to meet 500 poor in Assisi on Nov. 12
Pope Francis will visit Assisi, Italy on Nov. 12, where he will spend time with a group of 500 poor people from across Europe, the Vatican announced Friday.
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‘One million children praying the rosary’: Kids join rosary initiative inspired by St. Padre Pio
Children in South Sudan, Burma, and Lebanon have joined a worldwide initiative to get one million kids to pray the rosary this year on Oct. 18.
Pope Francis defends conscientious objection to abortion, euthanasia in healthcare
Conscientious objection to abortion and euthanasia is an integral part of a doctor’s fidelity to the medical profession, Pope Francis told a group of Italian pharmacists on Thursday.
This is the miracle that paved the way for John Paul I’s beatification
After the doctors told Roxana Sosa that there was nothing else that they could
Pope Francis names master of ceremonies for Vatican papal liturgies
Pope Francis on Monday appointed Msgr. Diego Giovanni Ravelli the Vatican’s next lead master of ceremonies for papal liturgies, replacing Msgr. Guido Marini, who held the post for 14 years.
Pope Francis launches 2-year synodal path with call to ‘encounter, listen, and discern’
Pope Francis formally launched the two-year global consultation process leading to the 2023 synod on synodality on Sunday with a call to “look others in the eye and listen to what they have to say.”
Pope Francis: Path to 2023 synod on synodality faces three ‘risks’
Pope Francis urged Catholics on Saturday to be conscious of three “risks” as they embark on the path to the 2023 synod on synodality.
Pope Francis to declare St. Irenaeus a Doctor of the Church with title ‘Doctor of Unity’
Pope Francis said on Thursday that he plans to declare St. Irenaeus of Lyon a Doctor of the Church with the title “Doctor unitatis,” meaning “Doctor of Unity.”
Vatican indicates Pope Francis will not attend UN climate summit in Glasgow
Pope Francis will not attend the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, the Vatican indicated on Friday.
Pope Francis launches ecology degree course at pontifical university
Pope Francis on Thursday launched a degree course on ecology and the environment at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome.
Pope Francis: All religious traditions must resist ‘temptation to fundamentalism’
Pope Francis asked leaders of world
‘This is a moment of shame’: Pope Francis expresses sorrow at French abuse report
Pope Francis expressed sadness and shame on Wednesday in response to a