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Carlo Acutis was 15 when he died from leukemia in 2006, but did big things for Catholicism in his short time on Earth.

Synod members, led by Cardinal Gabetti, process into Saint Peter’s Basilica to pray the Rosary for Peace. / Credit: © Evandro Inetti/EWTN News/Vatican Pool Vatican City, Oct 27, 2023 / 05:55 am (CNA). Synod delegates gathered in St. Peter’s ...

Giuseppina de Simone, synod delegate and professor of theology, opened the prayer service with a reflection on the work of the synod.

Their prayer intentions focused on those killed, wounded, and displaced by war, and included reflections on the past month’s work of the Synod, before the first session comes to a close this weekend. 

Pope Francis at the general audience at St. Peter's Square on Oct. 25, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 25, 2023 / 12:13 pm (CNA). Pope Francis in his ongoing catechetical series on apostolic zeal on Wednesday spoke about the example of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, the ninth-century “apostles of the Slavs” whose mission was built on three pillars: unity, inculturation, and liberty. At the center of the pope’s Oct. 25 general audience was an emphasis on the r...

The Pope recalled the many difficulties faced by migrants today, including being taken advantage of by traffickers.

Pope Francis has beef with some members of the Catholic Church in the U.S., and he didn’t mince words in a private meeting this month.

Pope Francis declared Wednesday that Europe is in a serious crisis due to its demographic winter and the loss of its Christian roots.

Pope Francis declared Wednesday that Europe is in a serious crisis due to its demographic winter and the loss of its Christian roots.

"This is a huge crack in the stained glass ceiling of the Catholic Church," said one advocate for women to become priests.