Writing in “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home,” Pope Francis said the Earth “cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her.”
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On Palm Sunday, recovering pope says to carry the cross with compassion
Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering — it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy Week.
Two popes who built St. Peter’s Basilica face each other fully restored
Two popes who played instrumental roles in building the world’s largest church now gaze at one another with renewed clarity in the apse of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Papal preacher: Faith in Resurrection means not clinging to the past
The temptation to cling to the past — to hold on to what was, including something sacred — can keep believers from truly embracing the hope offered by the risen Christ, said the preacher of the papal household.
Pope’s visit to basilica is sign of improved health, press office says
Pope Francis’ surprise visit to St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his condition is improving, the Vatican press office said.
Pope prays for victims of Dominican nightclub disaster
Pope Francis prayed for the victims of a nightclub disaster in the Dominican Republic that claimed more than 200 lives and has provoked mourning across the Caribbean country.
Britain’s royal couple meet Pope Francis at the Vatican
Although they postponed their official state visit to the Vatican because of Pope Francis’ health, Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla met privately with the pope April 9, the Vatican press office said.
Holy See warns global nuclear disarmament, AI regulation ‘imperative’ at UN
With fear “the driving force” in the current global climate, nations must recommit to nuclear disarmament and the regulation of artificial intelligence, said Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations.
Vatican reports progress in flagging suspicious financial activity
The Vatican bank and other Vatican offices with financial dealings are getting more adept at identifying and stopping suspicious financial activity, according to the Vatican’s Supervisory and Financial Information Authority.
Trump’s Vatican ambassador pick defends foreign aid cuts at confirmation hearing
Brian Burch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, defended the Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid at a Senate hearing April 8 on his nomination.
Riches can be burdens, preventing people from following Jesus, pope says
Jesus loves people as they are, not based on their merit or righteousness, said the text for Pope Francis’ weekly general audience.
Pope Francis calls his envoy to Ukraine; ‘The papal blessing is protecting us, we feel it,’ says local bishop
As Ukraine experienced a deadly weekend with a barrage of attacks from Russia on Kryvyi Rih and Kyiv, the capital, the papal almoner handed a gift from Pope Francis — four ambulances — to local authorities in Zaporizhzhia.