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                    Pope Francis gave a shoutout to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar at the end of his weekly audience on Wednesday.Speaking to a crowd of people from ...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Pope Francis on Monday appointed a papal ambassador and expert in Eastern languages and literature to lead the Vatican Dicastery for the Eastern Ch...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    On the Solemnity of Christ the King, Pope Francis said Jesus, through his death on the cross, opened his arms to embrace all people and everything ...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Pope Francis traveled to northern Italy on Saturday to celebrate the 90th birthday of his second cousin Carla Rabezzana with his Italian relatives....
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Pope Francis offered advice on Wednesday for building “a more mature and more beautiful relationship with the Lord” through prayer.Speaking at his ...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Amid ongoing concerns over the German Synodal Way, the president of the German Bishops’ Conference on Monday at the Vatican said unity and renewal ...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Pope Francis had lunch with around 1,300 poor from Rome on Sunday.The meal was part of several Vatican-sponsored initiatives marking the 6th annual...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    On the World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to not be brought down by the “doom and gloom” of the world, but to witness to the...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Pope Francis said Wednesday his trip to the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain was a new step on the journey to create “fraternal alliances” between Christian...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Pope Francis has sent a message to victims of a plane crash in Tanzania. He said he is praying for those who have died and their families.The airli...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    Pope Francis addressed the fight for women’s equality during a press conference aboard the papal plane to Rome on Sunday.Speaking in-flight from Ba...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
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                    In Bahrain on Sunday morning, Pope Francis prayed with Catholics from the Arabian Peninsula and encouraged them to be bold in proclaiming the Gospe...
                  
                
                
                
               
             
           
         
       
    
  
 
    
    
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