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Category: Vatican News

Pope Francis: The path to holiness requires spiritual combat

Pope Francis said Sunday that the Christian life requires concrete commitments and spiritual combat in order to grow in holiness. “There is no path to holiness without...

Pope accepts Cardinal Becciu’s resignation

On Thursday, Pope Francis accepts Cardinal Becciu’s resingation as Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, and to rights connected with the...

Everything is unmerited grace, Pope Francis says

God’s grace is not something we deserve, but he gives it to us anyway, Pope Francis said Sunday during his weekly Angelus address. God’s “action is more than just,...

Pope Francis: Become guardians of life and earth with contemplation and care

Continuing his catechesis on the current pandemic in the light of the Church’s social doctrine, the Pope at his weekly General Audience on Wednesday stresses the...

Pope Francis: Put forgiveness and mercy at the heart of your life

We cannot demand God’s forgiveness for ourselves unless we are prepared to forgive our neighbors, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address Sunday. Speaking from a...

“All brothers”: Pope Francis to sign new encyclical on Oct. 3 in Assisi

Pope Francis will visit the Italian town of Assisi on 3 October to sign a new encyclical. In a statement released on Saturday, the Director of the Holy See Press Office,...

Pope at Angelus: Gossip ‘a plague more awful than Covid-19’

Ahead of the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus, Pope Francis reflected on the day’s Gospel (Mt 18:15-20), in which Jesus speaks about fraternal correction. The...

Pope at Angelus: Christians called to serve God and neighbour as Jesus

In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus speaks to His disciples about the mystery of His Passion, Death, and Resurrection – a teaching, Pope Francis said, that the disciples are...

Vatican confirms World Mission Day 2020 will be observed on Oct. 18

The Catholic Church’s World Mission Day 2020 will be observed as usual on October 18, the Vatican said on Friday. “In response to some requests about the celebration...

Pope Francis: Faith in Jesus gives full meaning to charity

Ahead of the recitation of the traditional Marian prayer, Pope Francis reflected on the day’s Gospel (Mt 16:13-20), in which Peter professes his faith in Jesus as the...