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Pope appeals for end to Gaza ‘barbarity’

Speaking after the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo mourns the three Gazans killed in an attack on the Holy Family Catholic parish in Gaza city, which he says is “just one” of the “continuous” attacks on Gaza’s people and holy sites. By Joseph Tulloch Pope Leo XIV has expressed his “deep …
Pope Leo: We are praying for victims of Texas floods

Following the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Leo expresses “sincere condolences” to all those who lost loved ones in in devastating flash floods in Texas. By Christopher Wells Speaking in English at the conclusion of the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Leo offered his sincere condolences “to all the families who have …
The sickbed as a holy place: Pope Francis reflects on his own illness at Jubilee of Sick

By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Apr 6, 2025 / 07:32 am Still recovering from bilateral pneumonia that hospitalized him for nearly 40 days, Pope Francis made a surprise appearance in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for the Jubilee of the Sick, sharing profound reflections on suffering, care, and the transformative power …
Pope Francis urges ‘an immediate ceasefire in Gaza’ that frees hostages, grants aid

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Mar 3, 2024 / 09:25 am “Enough!” “Stop!” Pope Francis repeated from the window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Sunday as he called for Israel and Palestine to reach an agreement for “an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.” Speaking in his Angelus address on March 3, the pope …
Live Thursday July 6, 7:00 a.m. from the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains

Live Thursday July 6, 7:00 a.m. from the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains Wednesday General Audience Angelus
Pope Francis prays for Italy as Giorgia Meloni becomes first female prime minister

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Oct 24, 2022 / 05:15 am Pope Francis offered a prayer for Italy on Sunday as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni became the country’s first female leader. “And today, at the start of a new government, let us pray for unity and peace in Italy,” the …
‘Enough!’ End war before it ends us, Pope Francis says as Ukraine invasion continues

by Kevin J. Jones Vatican City, Mar 27, 2022 / 10:36 am Pope Francis has again lamented the war in Ukraine and appealed for peace more than a month after Russia’s invasion. “Enough. Stop it. Silence the weapons. Move seriously toward peace,” Pope Francis said again in remarks after the …
Pope Francis: In the name of God, ‘stop this massacre’ in Ukraine

by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Mar 13, 2022 / 07:19 am Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to the “harrowing war” in Ukraine, condemning in particular the “barbarism” of Russia’s reported attacks last week on civilians— including pregnant women and children— in the eastern city of Mariupol. “With …
Pope Francis on Lent: Jesus is with us, even when we’re tempted

by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 6, 2022 / 08:30 am Pope Francis highlighted Jesus’ 40-day journey in the desert, where he is tempted by the devil, as an example for the faithful during Lent. “Jesus too was tempted by the devil, and he accompanies us, every one of …
Focus on the goodness in others, not the flaws, Pope Francis urges

by Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 27, 2022 / 11:04 am Pope Francis spoke Feb. 27 about the human tendency to focus on the faults of others, rather than our own flaws and the harmful ways we often speak to one another. In his weekly Angelus address, the pope …