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Pope Francis: "Today the ugliest danger is gender ideology"
“It is very important that there is this meeting, this meeting between men and women,” the pope told an assembly at the Vatican.
Here is Pope Francis’ Schedule for Holy Week and Easter 2024 at the Vatican
The schedule includes five papal liturgies, Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum, and other traditions to mark the most sacred week of the year.
Pope Francis, weakened by ‘a bit of a cold,’ has aide read reflection before hospital visit
The pope did not walk to his chair in the Paul VI Audience Hall on Wednesday as he normally does.
Pope Francis Visits Hospital for Diagnostic Tests after Wednesday Audience
“Dear brothers and sisters, I still have a bit of a cold,” Pope Francis said in a soft-spoken voice on Feb. 28.
Pope Francis, Recovering from "mild flu," Renews Call for Peace in Ukraine
Pope Francis appeared in good form during his Angelus address, marking the the Ukraine war’s second anniversary and reflecting on the Transfiguration.
Pope Francis Cancels Saturday Audiences Due to a Mild flu, Vatican Says
The cancellation comes after Pope Francis concluded a five-day Lenten retreat at his Vatican residence.
Pope Francis: Lent is a Time to "encounter wild beasts and angels"
On the first Sunday of Lent, Pope Francis focused his Angelus address on the temptation of Jesus in the desert.
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly Highlights "loneliness," "throwaway culture"
The theme for the fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will be celebrated on July 28, has been chosen by Pope Francis.
Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: "Let us return to God with all our heart"
The Lord is inviting us to “remove the masks we so often wear” and to see ourselves as we truly are in the sight of God, the pope said in his Ash Wednesday homily.
Pope Francis: Sloth is a "very dangerous temptation" akin to Apathy
During his Feb. 14 Wednesday general audience, Pope Francis reflected on the human dimension of the vice of acedia, more commonly known as sloth.
Pope Francis: "Without liturgical reform there is no reform of the Church"
The pope recalled Vatican II’s objective of renewing the Church’s “fundamental dimensions” such as “spiritual, pastoral, ecumenical, and missionary” work.
Pope Francis: Argentina’s First Female Saint Shows us "the path of holiness"
Pope Francis met with Argentine pilgrims on Friday morning ahead of the historic canonization of the county’s first female saint on Sunday.
Pope Francis: "It is never too late to take action" against Human Trafficking
The pope established the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking 10 years ago to coincide with the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita.
Pope Francis to Preside at Ash Wednesday Mass and Traditional Procession in Rome
Pope Francis will preside at the Mass and the traditional Ash Wednesday procession on Feb. 14 on Aventine Hill in Rome.
To be "scandalized" by Gay Couple Blessings is "hypocrisy": Pope Francis
The Holy Father this week again defended the Vatican’s controversial document authorizing blessings for same-sex couples.
Pope Francis: Sorrow is an "ailment of the soul"
The Holy Father warned that sorrow is “a constant affliction that prevents man from feeling joy at his own existence.”
Vatican worship dicastery’s meeting to focus on proper liturgical formation, implementation
The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments announced that its annual plenary assembly will be held Feb. 6–9 at the Jesuit Curia in Rome.
Pope Francis: ‘"God is always close to us"
The pope observed today that Jesus, “after teaching in the synagogue, comes out so that the word he preached can reach, touch, and heal people.”
Vatican Doctrine Office Releases Note on Discerning the Validity of the sacraments
The new document signed by Pope Francis and Cardinal Victor Fernández is titled “Gestis Verbisque,” or “Deeds and Words.”
Pope Francis Urges Consecrated Men and Women to Cultivate "an intense interior life"
The Holy Father presided over Mass on Feb. 2 for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St. Peter’s Basilica.
