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Pope Francis meets participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Dec. 11, 2021. Vatican Media.

Look Out for "self-referential" Founders Who Put Themselves "above the Church": Pope

He was speaking to members of the Vatican department overseeing consecrated life.

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Dec. 8, 2021. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Hails "the beauty of Mary’s heart" on Immaculate Conception Solemnity

The pope leads the Angelus prayer on Marian solemnities, as well as Sundays.

Pope Francis meets with young people at St. Dionysius School of the Ursuline Sisters in Maroussi, Athens, Dec. 6, 2021. Vatican Media.

Don’t be "prisoners of the cell phone": Pope Francis to Youth

The pope’s address concluded his three-day visit to Greece.

Pope Francis addresses a meeting with authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Greece, Dec. 3, 2021. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Decries Global "retreat from democracy" in Athens speech

The pope arrived in Greece after a two-day visit to Cyprus.

Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris. Ibex73 via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Archbishop of Paris in France Asks Pope Francis to Decide His Future

Archbishop Michel Aupetit has denied a report concerning his contacts with a woman in 2012.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the feast of Christ the King, Nov. 21, 2021. EWTN News/Daniel Ibáñez/Vatican Pool.

Be "critical conscience of society": Pope Francis to Catholics on World Youth Day 2021

The pope offered Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the feast of Christ the King.

Pope Francis speaks after delivering his Angelus address at the Vatican, Nov. 21, 2021. Vatican Media.

Christ is Not Like Other Kings, He is a King for Others: Pope Francis

Two young people joined the pope as he delivered his Angelus address.

Pope Francis with members of the ‘Pope’s Team - Fratelli tutti’ in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Nov. 20, 2021. Vatican Media.

Holy Father Meets the "Pope’s Team" ahead of Friendly Soccer Match

The papal team includes Swiss Guards and migrants.

Our Lord Christ the King parish in Cincinnati, Ohio, was the first in the world to have a church with that name. An earlier church building gained that distinction in 1926. This is a photo of the current church, built in the 1950s. Courtesy of Amber Dawson

Here's the Story of How the Feast of Christ the King Came About

While the concept of Jesus Christ being King is as old as the Gospels, the feast is fairly recent in...

Pope Francis meets participants in an international conference on eradicating child labor at the Vatican's Consistory Hall, Nov. 19, 2021. | Vatican Media.

Persistence of Child Labor is "shocking and disturbing": Pope Francis

Around 150 million children are forced to work worldwide.

Pope Francis with Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, in the Vatican, Nov. 10, 2017. L'Osservatore Romano.

Justice and Peace Commissions Offer an "indispensable service": Pope Francis

The pope said that justice and peace could be built only through ‘two paths.’

Pope Francis visits Rome’s Astalli Center on Sept. 10, 2013. Vatican Media.

Refugees are Ending Up in a "desert of humanity": Pope Francis

‘The number of people forced to flee their homelands continues to grow,’ the pope said.

Pope Francis meets participants in the general chapter of the Secular Franciscan Order, Nov. 15, 2021. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Asks Secular Franciscans to Take St. Francis’ Path of Conversion

Secular Franciscan Order is holding its general chapter in Rome.

Pope Francis and UNESCO’s Audrey Azoulay at Rome’s Pontifical Lateran University, Oct. 7, 2021. Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

"The Gospel is the most humanizing message known to history": Pope Francis to UNESCO

The pope was marking the UN agency’s 75th anniversary.

The 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) logo displayed on a smartphone. Rafapress via Shutterstock.

Vatican Calls for "clear roadmap" as Climate Summit Enters Final Stretch

The Vatican said that ‘various gaps’ had emerged at COP26 in Scotland.

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Nov. 3, 2021. Vatican Media.

"Supreme rule regarding fraternal correction is love": Pope Francis at Wednesday Audience

The pope continued his catechetical cycle on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians.

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Free Children from "brutal yoke of labor exploitation": Pope Francis

An estimated 112 million children work in agricultural settings.