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By Vatican News Pope Francis held his traditional inflight press conference on Monday with journalists traveling with him on the papal plane returning to Rome from Mongolia. He took questions on several topics, beginning with a question from a journalist from the host nation of his 43 rd Apostolic Journey.Find the latest news about Pope Francis, the Vatican, and the Catholic Church from the Vatican staff of Catholic News Agency. Read stories on his …Nov 28, 2023 · Reports Say Pope Francis Is Evicting U.S. Cardinal From His Vatican Home. Word of the action against Cardinal Raymond Burke came after the prelate’s increasingly pointed critiques of the reform ... 19 thg 11, 2023 ... By Vatican News. Awaiting Pope Francis after he finished his Sunday Angelus, the guests gathered in the Paul VI Hall made up of the poor and ...Jan 28, 2023 · By Vatican News “I was simply referring to Catholic moral teaching, which says that every sexual act outside of marriage is a sin.” Pope Francis penned those words in response to a letter from Father James Martin, SJ, who carries out his apostolate among the LGBTQ community in the United States. Jun 12, 2023 · By Vatican News staff reporter. Doctors say Pope Francis is recovering well, as he observes medical indications, says the Holy See Press Office, in its latest update on the Holy Father's recovery following his surgery last Wednesday. In the statement, the Director of the Press Office, Matteo Bruni, said: "The medical team reports that the Holy ... Oct 12, 2023 · Whoopi Goldberg says she has waited almost eleven years to meet the Pope. On Thursday, 12 October, she finally managed to do so and utter the words she’s been holding onto for so long. Simple words: “Thank you”. The drama told by the photos displayed in the Holy See Press Office is one that Pope Francis has dedicated so much of his ... By Christopher Wells. “Please stop the attacks and the weapons,” Pope Francis pleaded on Sunday, “and understand that terrorism and war do not lead to any solution, but only to the death and suffering of so many innocent people.”. “War is always a defeat! Every war is a defeat!” he insisted. Speaking after the Angelus prayer on ...Pope Francis retraces the steps by which the Popes came to recognise the extraordinary value of Therese’s spiritual witness. Beginning with Pope Leo XIII, who allowed her to enter the convent at the age of 15, he moves on to Pius XI, who proclaimed her a saint in 1925 and in 1927 patron saint of missions.WebPope Francis visits the world's largest Catholic nation. The world’s largest Catholic nation, the Philippines, greets Pope Francis today as he begins a five-day visit to one of the world’s fastest growing as well as changing nations. In add...By Francesca Merlo. “The number of victims is growing and the situation in Gaza is desperate.”. With these words, Pope Francis turned his thoughts to Palestine and Israel pleading that “everything possible be done to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe.”. Speaking at his weekly General Audience, the Holy Father also drew attention to the ...It is based in the Vatican City State in Piazza Pia n. 3, also home to Vatican Radio. Vatican News. Type, News website. Founder(s), Pope Francis.VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church, in pursuit of "pastoral prudence," should discern if there are ways of giving blessings to homosexual persons that do not alter the …By Francesca Merlo. “The number of victims is growing and the situation in Gaza is desperate.”. With these words, Pope Francis turned his thoughts to Palestine and Israel pleading that “everything possible be done to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe.”. Speaking at his weekly General Audience, the Holy Father also drew attention to the ...Oct 27, 2023 · By Vatican News. Pope Francis has asked the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith to review the case of former Jesuit artist, Fr. Marko Rupnik, who was accused of psychological and sexual abuse by some consecrated women with whom he worked. He was expelled from the Society of Jesus in June. A Holy See Press Office statement on Friday said ... Oct 9, 2021 · As the Universal Church is about to embark on the synodal journey, Pope Francis on Saturday invoked the Holy Spirit on the People of God so that they will be able to move forward together, to listen to one another and discern our times, in solidarity with the struggles and aspirations of all humanity. The Pope prayed as he presided over a ... Benedict XVI, the green Pope. Benedict XVI's aim was to make Vatican City the first state in the world to have a balanced carbon footprint, or, in other words, to fully to offset its greenhouse gas emissions. The German pontiff encouraged the planting of trees, the installation of photovoltaic panels on the roof of Paul VI Hall, and a ban on ...Pope Francis speaks to journalists traveling with him on the return flight to Rome from his Apostolic Journey to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023, speaking about his health, his silent prayer for peace in Fatima, and his assertion that the Church is open to all, even those who cannot receive certain sacraments. By Vatican NewsBy Joseph Tulloch. “It is important to have big dreams,” Pope Francis writes in a new letter to young leaders. “God has them too!”. The message, sent to participants in a leadership summit at San Carlo di Milano high school in Italy, was published on Friday, 13 October, the first day of the meeting. “In this period,” the Holy Father ...23 thg 12, 2021 ... ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on ThurBy Vatican News. Pope Francis returned to Rome on Saturday evening at Pope Francis speaks to journalists traveling with him on the return flight to Rome from his Apostolic Journey to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023, speaking about his health, his silent prayer for peace in Fatima, and his assertion that the Church is open to all, even those who cannot receive certain sacraments. By Vatican NewsThe portal Vatican News uses technical or similar cookies to make navigation easier and guarantee the use of the services. Furthermore, technical and analysis cookies from third parties may be used. ... These represent the main changes introduced on Wednesday by Pope Francis for the Synod Assembly, which will seal the synodal path … By Vatican News. Pope Francis released a letter Mar 19, 2022 · The text, as mentioned, is the result of lenghty collegial work, which took its cue from the 2013 pre-conclave meetings, and involved the Council of Cardinals with meetings from October 2013 to last February, taking place under the guidance of Pope Francis and with various contributions from the local Churches around the world. Oct 6, 2023 · The Vatican Publishing House LEV releases Pope Francis' new book “Holy, not Worldly. God's Grace Saves Us from Interior Corruption”, which includes an article dating back to 1991 with the original title “Corrupción y pecado”, and a letter he addressed to the priests of the Diocese of Rome in August 2023. We publish the English ... By Vatican News. Speaking off-the-cuff to a delegation of lawy

The pope didn’t summon Spain’s bishops to ‘chew them out,’ Cardinal Omella says. Pope Francis met with Spanish bishops at the Vatican today to inform them of the conclusions of the apostolic visit made to the country’s seminaries in early 2023.VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals at a ritual-filled ceremony Saturday, including key figures at the Vatican and in the field who will help enact his reforms and cement his legacy as he enters a crucial new phase in running the Catholic Church.. On a crisp sunny morning filled with cheers from St. Peter’s Square, …Benedict XVI, the green Pope. Benedict XVI's aim was to make Vatican City the first state in the world to have a balanced carbon footprint, or, in other words, to fully to offset its greenhouse gas emissions. The German pontiff encouraged the planting of trees, the installation of photovoltaic panels on the roof of Paul VI Hall, and a ban on ...Pope Francis visits the world's largest Catholic nation. The world’s largest Catholic nation, the Philippines, greets Pope Francis today as he begins a five-day visit to one of the world’s fastest growing as well as changing nations. In add...

Again the Pope looked to Moscow for the possibility of working together with Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church. He cited the 40-minute conversation via Zoom on 15 March last and the "justifications" for the war cited by Kirill, and returned to the missed appointment in June in Jerusalem. “I listened," said Pope Francis in the ...The Holy Father highlighted Mary’s proclamation of God in the native language of the people. “Yes, the Gospel is transmitted through the mother tongue.”. The Pope thanked mothers and grandmothers, especially, for handing on the Gospel to their children and grandchildren, explaining that faith is passed on with life.…

Reader Q&A - also see RECOMMENDED ARTICLES & FAQs. By Vatican News. “’Praise God’ is the title of this letter. For. Possible cause: The Pope said, in agreement with the Patriarch, that "The Church must not .