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Pope Francis kneels in prayer before the revered Marian icon "Salus Populi Romani" at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, April 12, 2025. / Holy See Press Office

Pope Francis Makes Prayerful Pilgrimage to Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome ahead of Holy Week

Apr 12, 2025

The pontiff's participation in upcoming Easter ceremonies remains uncertain as he gradually returns to public activities.

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“Seeds of Peace and Hope”: Vatican Announces Theme for 2025 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Apr 12, 2025

The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has announced the theme chosen by Pope Francis for the 2025 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

Pope Francis greets visitors at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Calls on University Students to Proclaim “the Gospel of Jesus Christ, dead and risen”

Apr 12, 2025

Pope Francis encouraged university students in a message to participants of the International UNIV Congress 2025 in Rome during Holy Week.

Pope Francis appears at St. Peter’s Basilica absent his usual papal attire on Thursday, April 10, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News/screenshot

Vatican Offers Health Update after Pope Francis’ Surprise Visit to St. Peter's Basilica without Papal Attire

Apr 11, 2025

A Vatican spokesman told journalists the pope had wanted to get some air and then decided to extend his time outside of his residence by going to the basilica “as he was.”

Pope Francis at the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, April 6, 2025, wearing nasal cannulas for supplemental oxygen as he continues recovering from bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/ EWTN News

Pope Francis Makes Surprise Second Appearance at St. Peter’s Basilica in Wheelchair on Thursday

Apr 10, 2025

Pope Francis made a surprise second appearance Thursday at St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis in Wednesday Catechesis: The "logic of merit" Doesn't Gain Us Heaven

Apr 9, 2025

The 88-year-old pope emphasized that a loving relationship with God and with others is key for a happy and fulfilling life on earth and also in heaven.

Pope Francis with members of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in 2019. / Credit: Vatican Media

Charismatic Catholics Meet in Rome to Celebrate Jubilee of Hope

Apr 9, 2025

As part of the Jubilee of Hope, a World Meeting of Prayer Groups of the Charismatic Renewal has concluded in Rome.

The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Vatican’s Financial Watchdog Reports Decrease in Suspicious Activities

Apr 9, 2025

The Supervisory and Financial Information Authority (ASIF) published its 2024 annual report showing steady improvements in the Holy See’s financial monitoring system.

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at the Quirinale Presidential Palace in Rome for a state banquet, on April 9, 2025. / Credit: PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis Meets with King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Vatican

Apr 9, 2025

Pope Francis greeted England’s King Charles and Queen Camilla on Wednesday in a brief meeting in which the dignitaries wished each other well. 

Pope Francis blesses the faithful at the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, on April 6, 2025, as his personal nurse, Massimo Strappetti, assists him in the wheelchair. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Shows Slight Improvements During Convalescence, Vatican Says

Apr 8, 2025

The Holy See Press Office told journalists during a morning press briefing on the pope’s health that the 88-year-old pontiff’s lung infection is “still ongoing though decreasing.”

Pope Francis blesses an ambulance that he donated to to treat the wounded in Ukraine’s Ternopil region in 2024. / Credit: Dicastery for the Service of Charity

Pope Francis Sending Cardinal Krajewski Back to Ukraine to Deliver Four More Ambulances

Apr 7, 2025

According to the Dicastery for Charity on Monday, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, pontifical almoner, will be responsible for delivering four ambulances to Ukraine.

Pope Francis at the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, April 6, 2025, wearing nasal cannulas for supplemental oxygen as he continues recovering from bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

The Sickbed As a Holy Place: Pope Francis Reflects on His Own Illness at Jubilee of Sick

Apr 6, 2025

In a moving homily read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the pontiff described how suffering can become “a place of encounter” with God.

St. Veronica. / Credit: Bernardo Strozzi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

St. Peter’s Basilica to Exhibit “Veronica’s Veil” on Fifth Sunday of Lent, April 6

Apr 5, 2025

On Sunday, April 6, the fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica will display the revered “Veronica’s Veil.”

Statue of St. Peter on St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis' Condition Shows "slight improvement" as Medical Care Continues

Apr 4, 2025

Pope Francis continues to show “slight improvement” in his respiratory condition as he receives ongoing medical care, according to the latest update.

Pilgrims walk through St. Peter’s Square in September 2024. / Credit: Dorisb.83/Shutterstock

"Bear witness joyfully to hope that does not disappoint": Pope Francis to Slovak Pilgrims

Apr 4, 2025

“I would very much have liked to be present with you to share this moment of faith and communion, but I am still in convalescence,” the pope’s message read.

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. / Credit: Mistervlad/Shutterstock

More than 20,000 Pilgrims from 90 Countries to Participate in Jubilee of the Sick, Health Care Workers at Vatican

Apr 3, 2025

The April 5-6 jubilee is one of the major celebrations of the 2025 Jubilee Year.

The Council of Nicaea in 325 as depicted in a fresco in Salone Sistino at the Vatican. / Credit: Giovanni Guerra (1544-1618), Cesare Nebbia (1534-1614) e aiuti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Vatican Releases Document to mark 1,700th Anniversary of First Council of Nicaea

Apr 3, 2025

The International Theological Commission has published “Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior: The 1,700th Anniversary of the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea.”

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"God does not pass by without looking for those who are lost": Pope Francis

Apr 2, 2025

In his written catechesis, the Holy Father described Jesus’ encounter with Zacchaeus as having a “special place” in his own spiritual journey.

Participants speak at the conference “Jews and Catholics on Ethics: A Light to the Nations” at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome on April 1, 2025. / Credit: Kristina Millare/CNA

At Vatican Conference, Catholic and Jewish Scholars Discuss Faith as Foundation for Ethics

Apr 2, 2025

The April 1–2 conference in Rome brought together Catholic and Jewish scholars from around the world to the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Pope Francis gives a thumbs up gesture from his window at Gemelli Hospital in Rome during his first public appearance in weeks on Sunday, March 23, 2025. / Credit: Screenshot/Vatican Media

Pope Francis Says He Has Experienced "Christian joy" Amid Ongoing Illness, Recovery

Apr 1, 2025

In an April 1 update about the 88-year-old pontiff’s continued recovery, the Holy See Press Office said Pope Francis’ condition continues to improve.