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The papal bull declares that the Jubilee will officially begin with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve 2024.
The pope presided over a formal reading of the Jubilee’s Papal Bull of Indiction in the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday, May 9, 2024, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord.
“Christians have hope not through their own merit. If they believe in the future, it is because Christ died and rose again and gave us his Spirit,” the pope said.
Pope Francis received the Vatican’s Swiss Guard Corps on the occasion of the swearing-in of the new guards on May 6.
The representative of the Holy Father in Liberia has called upon the new Local Ordinary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia to prioritize the poor during his Episcopal Ministry.
According to the Italian news agency ANSA, the priest tried to pass through the metal detector carrying an air pistol, two knives, a cutter, and a screwdriver.
The pope reflected on the gift of friendship during his Regina Caeli address on May 5.
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, who has been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the Apostolic Administrator “sede vacante” of Nigeria’s Ahiara Diocese as the Local Ordinary of the same Episcopal See.
Pope Francis published a letter on Thursday addressed to all parish priests in the world with his advice for building a missionary Church.
Pope Francis is in spiritual solidarity with the people of God in Kenya, where heavy rainfall has caused flash floods, dozens of deaths, and widespread destruction of property.
On Wednesday, Pope Francis addressed an international audience in the Paul VI Hall and reiterated the importance of faith in the Christian life.
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of May is for the formation of men and women religious and for seminarians.
The four-day meeting, which is taking place from April 29 to May 2 at the Fraterna Domus retreat house in Sacrofano, Italy, is attended by about 300 priests.
The Holy See Press Office on Monday released the pope’s schedule for the one-day trip scheduled for May 18 on the vigil of Pentecost.
Pope Francis opened his one-day visit to Venice Sunday with a meeting with female inmates where he reaffirmed the importance of fraternity and human dignity.
Pope Francis had a full slate of events Sunday during his day trip to Venice, Italy, a trip that tied together a message of unity and fraternity.
The Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations summit is being held in the southern Italian region of Puglia from June 13–15.
It was a “landmark meeting”, Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has said about his encounter with Pope Francis on Wednesday, April 24 at the Vatican's Paul VI Hall.
CBS News broadcast some excerpts April 24 from a new interview conducted by journalist Norah O’Donnell with Pope Francis at the pontiff’s residence in the Vatican.
The Holy Father bolstered his analysis by looking to the legacy of St. John Paul II.