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Pope Francis joins the Haitian Bishops’ urgent appeal to criminal ganglords and conflicting parties to drop arms and allow the country to resume a journey of peace and harmony By...

During a press conference on Friday, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, called Catholics who are reluctant to receive COVID vaccines and oppose their distribution to...

Addressing the faithful gathered for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Francis tells the story of these two Apostles and of how just like with them, Jesus neither...

Pope Francis told a group of young French priests on Monday that weakness is a chance for encounter with God, and not something they should try to overcome by their...

Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, delivered on June 9, 2021, the feast of martyr Saints Marcellinus and Peter. Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! In...

Pope Francis said Wednesday that just as Jesus prayed for his friends while on earth, he also prays for each person eternally before the Father in heaven. “We must always...

Pope Francis acknowledged Wednesday that praying is hard, but suggested ways to overcome common obstacles. Speaking at the general audience May 19, the pope identified three enemies of prayer: distractions,...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, The invitation to “come and see”, which was part of those first moving encounters of Jesus with the disciples, is also the method for all authentic...

By Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ Setting the scene for the message for the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis explained that in the Encyclical Fratelli tutti, he...

Rome, Italy, Apr 26, 2021 / 06:40 am America/Denver (CNA). Fr. Livinius Esomchi Nnamani, who was ordained to the priesthood in his hospital room on Holy Thursday with special permission...