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Pope Francis with a statue of the Virgin and Child. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican City, May 3, 2022 / 09:35 am (CNA). Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of May is that young people will follow the example of the Virgin Mary and live a ...

Pope Francis general audience in St. Peters Square, May 4, 2022. / Daniel Ibanez/CNAVatican City, May 4, 2022 / 05:00 am (CNA).Pope Francis remained seated during the traditional blessings of newlyweds and pilgrims at his Wednesday audience as he undergoes treatment for a torn ligament in his right knee.Before the final blessing on May 4, the pope said: "Unfortunately, I wont be able to stop among you due to my knee injury. And for that, I apologize for having to greet you from a seated pos...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on June 4, 2014. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican City, Apr 26, 2022 / 11:45 am (CNA). With the appointment of two secretaries at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the confirmation...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peters Square on June 4, 2014. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.Vatican City, Apr 26, 2022 / 11:45 am (CNA).With the appointment of two secretaries at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the confirmation of new leaders at the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Pope Francis has embarked on a series of personnel changes before the new Vatican constitution comes into effect in June.Published on March 19, the apostolic constitution Praedicate ...

Pope Francis gives his Regina Caeli reflections on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 24, 2022. / Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 24, 2022 / 07:06 am (CNA). Jesus’ merciful words to a doubting St. Thomas reminds us that the Lord does not e...

Pope Francis gives his Regina Caeli reflections on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 24, 2022. / Vatican MediaWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 24, 2022 / 07:06 am (CNA).Jesus merciful words to a doubting St. Thomas reminds us that the Lord does not expect us to be "perfect Christians," Pope Francis said Sunday.Instead, Jesus wants us "to seek him, to call on him, or even, like Thomas, to protest, bringing him our needs and our unbelief," the pope said.In his reflections prior to the r...

Pope Francis led the "Regina Caeli" on Monday, April 18, 2022, at St. Peter's Square. / Daniel Ibáñez | CNAWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 18, 2022 / 10:40 am (CNA).Fear is like a tomb that can "bury us," Pope Francis said Monday, but the Risen Lords words to the women who were the first to announce his resurrection apply to us, as well: "Be not afraid."Jesus knows that "our fears are our daily enemies" and that "our fears hide from the great fe...

Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa preaches at the Good Friday liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica, April 15, 2022. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican City, Apr 15, 2022 / 12:03 pm (CNA). From the time of Pontius Pilate to the internet age, people have turned...

Dutch flowers decorate St. Peters Square for Easter Sunday Mass 2019. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.Rome Newsroom, Apr 16, 2022 / 03:00 am (CNA).Earlier this year, some Dutch Catholics were dismayed to learn that a 37-year Easter tradition would not continue in 2022.The Netherlands, known for its fields of flowers, had for more than three decades donated the colorful tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths that decorate St. Peters Square for the popes Easter Sunday Mass at the Vatican.Pope Francis celebrates E...

CNA Staff, Jan 28, 2021 / 06:30 am (CNA).- A Vatican cardinal has expressed “astonishment” at a statement by a group of Protestant and Catholic theologians in Germany.  Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promo...