Pope pleads for military restraint in the Middle East
VATICAN CITY — The morning after Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel, Pope Francis pleaded with nations to avoid a further escalation of the violence. “I make … Learn More
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Pope Francis grants plenary indulgences for National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, Congress participants
Participants in the National Eucharistic Congress and related National Eucharistic Pilgrimage now have opportunities to receive plenary indulgences, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, … Learn More
Pope condemns culture that views people with disabilities as ‘burdens’
VATICAN CITY — Today’s “throwaway culture,” driven by “profit, efficiency and success,” marginalizes people with disabilities and threatens their God-given dignity, Pope Francis said. Using “utilitarian and functional criteria” to decide … Learn More
Pope turns Rome catechism class into ‘school of prayer’
ROME — Pope Francis took over the catechism classes at St. John Vianney parish on the far eastern edge of Rome to inaugurate his “School of Prayer.” The pope went, … Learn More
Happiness does not come from chasing pleasure or power, pope says
VATICAN CITY — Pursuing the path of pleasure and power does not lead to happiness, Pope Francis said. “It is a road that at first sight seems pleasurable, but which does … Learn More
Abortion, surrogacy, war, poverty are attacks on human dignity, Vatican says in new document
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Being a Christian means defending human dignity and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery, war, sexual abuse and human trafficking, the Dicastery … Learn More
Pope Francis on his relationship with Benedict: ‘He always defended me’
VATICAN CITY — For the nearly 10 years that Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI lived on opposite sides of St. Peter’s Basilica, the two popes’ relationship was marked … Learn More
Pope asks nations to repeal laws discriminating against women (Video)
VATICAN CITY — Governments must eliminate laws discriminating against women and help guarantee women’s human rights, Pope Francis said. “Let us respect women. Let us respect their dignity, their basic rights. And if we … Learn More
On Easter, pope asks Christ to ‘roll away’ the stones of war worldwide
VATICAN CITY — Just as Jesus removed the stone that sealed his tomb on the morning of the Resurrection, on Easter Christ alone “has the power to roll away the … Learn More
Pope says carrying the cross, Jesus asks, ‘Do you love me?’
VATICAN CITY — As a statue of Jesus bearing his cross is carried through the streets of Sonsonate, El Salvador, on Good Friday, Pope Francis asked Catholics to respond to Jesus’ … Learn More