Pope tells his elderly peers the prayers of the old are powerful
On the eve of his 83rd birthday, Pope Francis met with a group of his peers — although many were a few years younger — and told them that "old age is a time of grace."
Pope for Lent: With God there is always a dialogue of the heart
The Vatican releases Pope Francis’ Message for Lent 2020, in which the Holy Father invites the faithful to embrace the paschal mystery as the basis for conversion.
Pope at Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday: Let us rise with Thomas
Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday, inviting us to accept Jesus’s mercy as the Apostle Thomas did, and to show that mercy to those around us.
Catholic leaders: Don’t forget refugees during pandemic
People around the world have practiced solidarity during the pandemic, and they should do the same for refugees, Catholic humanitarian leaders said on World Refugee Day.
Pope Francis pleads with Catholics not to gossip
Pope Francis implored Catholics Sunday not to gossip about one another’s faults, but instead to follow Jesus’ directive on fraternal correction in the Gospel of Matthew.
Pope not changing church teaching on gay unions, Secretariat of State says
The Vatican Secretariat of State has sent an explanatory note to nuncios around the world insisting that Pope Francis was not changing or challenging the doctrine of the church.