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Former U.S. nuncio Viganò to undergo Church trial for schism, rejecting Pope Francis

by AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Jun 20, 2024 / 14:19 pm Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò on Thursday claimed that the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has initiated proceedings against him over the alleged crime of schism. Citing a document he published on his website and posted on social …
Joe Biden meets with Pope Francis at G7 Summit to discuss foreign policy, climate change

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 14, 2024 / 17:55 pm President Joe Biden privately met with Pope Francis early Friday evening in Apulia, Italy, at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit to discuss foreign policy and climate change. Francis is the first pope to address the G7 summit, which …
Father’s Day 10 inspiring Catholic quotes

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jun 15, 2024 / 13:30 pm Every Father’s Day, we recognize and give thanks for the fathers in our lives. It’s a day to honor all men who love and sacrifice for others and to remember the love each of us receives from God the …
Pope Francis gets laughs at meeting with big-name comedians

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jun 14, 2024 / 07:20 am Pope Francis got a chuckle from an audience of comedians on Friday morning after he suggested throwing away his prepared remarks for simply making people laugh with a silly gesture. Following the advice of St. Thomas Aquinas, who said, “Those …
Pope Francis at G7: AI must not replace human decision-making

By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jun 14, 2024 / 11:00 am Pope Francis stressed that human dignity requires that the decisions of artificial intelligence (AI) be under the control of human beings as he participated for the first time in a G7 summit on Friday. “Faced with the marvels of machines, …
G7 summit: Pope Francis to meet U.S. President Joe Biden in Italy

By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jun 13, 2024 / 09:11 am Pope Francis will hold bilateral meetings on Friday with nine world leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, at the G7 summit in southern Italy, the Vatican confirmed Thursday. The pontiff will also hold bilateral meetings with other notable leaders, including …
Pope Francis: Keep your homilies short or ‘people will fall asleep’

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jun 12, 2024 / 09:35 am Pope Francis has once again appealed to Catholic priests to keep their homilies short, this time warning that homilies should be no longer than eight minutes or “people will fall asleep.” Speaking in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday catechesis …
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, other top comedians to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican

By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jun 8, 2024 / 08:11 am It’s no joke: Pope Francis will take the mic in front of over 100 comics, stand-up comedians, and humorists, including Americans Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon, at the Vatican next Friday. Jim Gaffigan, Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock, Tig Notaro, and …
On D-Day anniversary, Pope Francis prays for men who start and prolong wars

By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jun 6, 2024 / 10:00 am Pope Francis this week prayed for men who want, start, or needlessly prolong wars, with the prayer coming ahead of the 80th anniversary of the 1944 Allied landings in Normandy. “People want peace!” the pope wrote in a June 5 …
Pope Francis to take 8-week break in liturgical schedule this summer

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jun 5, 2024 / 15:27 pm Pope Francis is slowing down his liturgical schedule a bit this summer as he prepares to head out on the longest international trip of his pontificate in September. The 87-year-old pope does not have any public Masses on his schedule …