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Pope Francis with Paolo Bonavita and Elsa Morra at his general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Oct. 20, 2021 / Vatican Media.Rome, Italy, Jan 8, 2022 / 04:00 am (CNA).It was one of the viral Vatican moments of 2021: a boy in a black tracksuit, spectacles, and a face mask spontaneously walking up to greet Pope Francis in the middle of a general audience.But there was more to the impromptu encounter in October than met the eye: the 10-year-old suffered from epilepsy and autism. His health had recently declined so severely that doctors feared he might have a brain tumor.Pope Francis'...

Pope Francis offers Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God in St. Peter's Basilica on January 1, 2022. / © Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN/Vatican PoolVatican City, Jan 1, 2022 / 09:35 am (CNA).On New Year's Day, Pope Francis encouraged people to place their lives under the protection of Mary, the Mother of God."The new year begins under the sign of the Holy Mother of God, under the sign of the Mother. A mother's gaze is the path to rebirth and growth. We need mothers, women who look at the world not to exploit it, but so that it can have life," Pope Francis said in St. Peter's Bas...

Pope Francis gives his Christmas 'Urbi et Orbi' blessing Dec. 25, 2021. / Vatican MediaVatican City, Dec 25, 2021 / 04:26 am (CNA).Giving his traditional Christmas "Urbi et Orbi" blessing on Saturday, Pope Francis urged leaders to be open to dialogue to resolve the world's many "conflicts, crises, and disagreements."Speaking from the central balcony overlooking a rainy St. Peter's Square on Dec. 25, the pope said that people had become so accustomed to disputes that "by now we hardly even notice them." Vatican Media.Referring to the baby Jesus, he said: "In t...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin attends an ordination at the Basilica of Sant'Eugenio in Rome, Sept. 5, 2020. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.Vatican City, Dec 23, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).From Thursday, people seeking to enter the offices of the Roman Curia must provide either proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or evidence of recovery from it.The new rule was contained in a decree issued by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on Dec. 23.The Vatican has required all visitors and personnel since October to show a COVID-19 pass proving they have been vaccinated, recovered from the coronavirus,...

The dome of St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Christmas tree, Dec. 9, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.Vatican City, Dec 22, 2021 / 06:30 am (CNA).The Vatican underlined its support for COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday amid global concern about the rapid spread of the omicron variant.The Holy See press office issued a statement reiterating the Vatican's stance on vaccines on Dec. 22, following the release of two new documents on the pandemic by curial departments and the first anniversary of a declaration by its doctrinal congregation.It said: "Following today's publication of the new documen...