“It is very important that there is this meeting between men and women because today the ugliest danger is gender ideology, that cancels out differences” said Pope Francis as he inaugurated an international conference on the vocation of men and women at the Vatican on March 1, 2024. Since the beginning of his pontificate, the Read More…

On March 7 and 8, 2024, a group of pontifical universities and Catholic entities in Rome will come together for a conference focusing on the lives of 10 holy women of various nationalities, titled “Women in the Church: Builders of humanity.” The event aims to highlight how the lives of these female holy women — Read More…

“Life: My story through History.” This is the title of Pope Francis’ “autobiography,” due to be published on March 19, 2024. A work of more than 300 pages in the paperback edition, it promises to tell the story — in the Pontiff’s own words — of his “extraordinary journey” from his childhood in Buenos Aires Read More…

Pope Francis resumed his meetings at the Vatican on Thursday, February 29, after having canceled his appointments due to flu-like symptoms since last Saturday. According to his official agenda the 87-year-old Pontiff had four private audiences this morning, without broadcast speeches. On Wednesday, following the general audience, the Holy Father went to the hospital briefly Read More…

Throughout the entire history of the Catholic Church, many believers have been persecuted and killed for their faith. This month, the Pope requests prayers particularly for them. The Holy Father’s March prayer intention, illustrated by The Pope Video, has been released through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network. In the video message, made this month with Read More…

Pope Francis explained the dangers of envy and vanity in his Wednesday general audience on February 28 (although he didn’t read his prepared text himself, as he admitted still being a bit under the weather). The Holy Father followed up his explanation with some concrete advice, given in the greetings to various language groups at Read More…

Pope Francis went to the hospital in the late morning of February 28 after meeting the faithful at the general audience, the Vatican press office confirmed in the early afternoon of the same day. He went “for some check-ups,” then returned to the Vatican, the brief statement says. The news had already emerged in Italian Read More…

Pope Francis continued his catechesis series on vices and virtues at the February 28 general audience, but admitting that he is still a bit under the weather, he asked an official of the Vatican Secretariat of State to read his prepared text. The Holy Father considered two vices: envy and vanity. About envy, he said Read More…

The diaconate is the “foundation” of one’s priesthood, Pope Francis wrote in a speech addressed to the deacons of the Diocese of Rome and shared by the Holy See Press Office on February 24, 2024. Although the Pontiff was unable to meet the future priests of his diocese as planned, his speech was still shared Read More…

Pope Francis does not have a fever but his “slight flu-like symptoms persist,” the Vatican announced on the morning of February 26. “As a precaution, this morning’s audiences are suspended.” This is the development of the initial report from Saturday, that the Holy Father would not meet with the deacons of his Diocese of Rome Read More…

In recent months, Pope Francis has had to deal with three difficult situations that threaten the unity of the Church. Here we break them down for you. The declaration Fiducia supplicans, published on December 18, authorizes non-ritual blessings for couples in “irregular” situations. It generated tremendous discussion in the Catholic Church. While Fiducia supplicans was Read More…

While he had canceled his appointments on Saturday due to a “slight flu-like condition,” Pope Francis did come to the window of the Apostolic Palace to lead the Angelus on February 25, 2024. In his catechesis, he invited Christians to “never look away from the light of Jesus.” Like every Sunday at noon, the Pope Read More…