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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 recitation of the Regina Caeli, Pope Francis spoke to a large crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square o...

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 Lord's 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 fear, that of death: fear of fading away, or losing loved ones, of being sick, of not being able to c...

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. Peter's 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. Peter's Square for the pope's Easter Sunday Mass at the Vatican.Pope Francis celebrates Easter Sunday Mass in 2017, flanked by tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils from the Netherlands. Luci...

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...