Pope Francis asked 23 new members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard to draw close to the sacraments, read Scripture and meditate on spiritual texts, including during calm shifts on guard.
Catholic universities must be missionary in spirit, pope says
Catholic universities must be outward looking and prepare their students to engage with the world’s problems rather than teaching rigid ideas, Pope Francis said.
World Youth Day prep advice from pope: speak to your grandparents
Just under three months before World Youth Day gets underway in Lisbon, Portugal, Pope Francis said young people should consult their grandparents about how to prepare.
Kremlin denies working with Vatican on peace talks
Moscow is not working with the Vatican to end the war in Ukraine, said a Kremlin spokesperson.
Over the pope’s shoulder: An ‘explosion’ of spirituality in bronze
Through five pontificates, popes have instructed the faithful at their weekly general audiences, condemned war, called for peace and even celebrated birthdays in the Vatican audience hall under the gaze of a giant bronze sculpture of Jesus.
Vatican to bring pope’s encyclicals to life in architecture exhibit
Commemorating 10 years since the election of Pope Francis, the Vatican will physically represent the teachings of his encyclicals at the Venice Biennale international architecture exhibition May 20 to Nov. 26.
Church must be united but not uniform, say synod organizers
Catholics gathered at the continental level say the Catholic Church must be united, not uniform, and embrace its many forms of expression throughout the world, said members of the synod preparatory commission after a weeklong meeting at the Vatican.
Pope asks mentally disabled, caretakers to be missionaries of God’s love
Everyone has gifts and talents that can be a public witness to God’s love and mercy, Pope Francis told a group of people with intellectual disabilities and their teachers.
Pope defends St. John Paul from ‘offensive’ insinuations in Vatican case
Pope Francis called insinuations that St. John Paul II played a role in the 1983 disappearance of Vatican schoolgirl Emanuela Orlandi “offensive and unfounded.”
St. John Paul II’s secretary denies pope’s role in missing ‘Vatican girl’
St. John Paul II’s longtime aide denied the “vile insinuations” that the former pope was maliciously involved in the case of Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican schoolgirl whose 1983 disappearance is the focus of an ongoing Vatican investigation.
Limited access to medication is ‘hidden euthanasia,’ pope says
The pope met at the Vatican April 13 with members of the Religious Association of Social and Health Institutes, which represents more than 250 hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and other health care centers operated by religious institutes throughout Italy.
Pope wants truth out on missing Vatican girl, says lead prosecutor
The Vatican’s chief prosecutor said Pope Francis has given him free rein to investigate the 1983 disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old Vatican resident.