Pope at Christmas Urbi et Orbi: ‘The Lord’s birth is the birth of peace’
Offering his Christmas greetings from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis gave his customary Christmas Day message and "Urbi et Orbi" blessing.
Pope to Curia: ‘Be vigilant, evil comes back under new guises’
Exchanging traditional Christmas greetings with members of the Roman Curia on Thursday, Pope Francis delivered a seven-point speech in...
Vatican hosts ‘digital Synod’ Christmas celebration for Catholic influencers
The initiative "The Church listens to you" took place on Saturday, 17 December, inviting digital evangelizers and hundreds of young people...
European Churches’ Christmas message: War is a wound to humanity
The Churches of Europe have focused this year’s joint Christmas Message on the “immense suffering” of the people of Ukraine, and on those...
Pope Francis prays for children suffering in Ukraine
As Christmas approaches next Sunday, Pope Francis recalled the many children of Ukraine who will be unable to celebrate the birth of...
Pope Francis tells new ambassadors to be peacemakers
Acknowledging the variety of ways in which single nations contribute “to the common good not only of their citizens but of our entire...