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King Charles and Queen Camilla to visit Pope Francis at the Vatican
Pope Francis greets His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Wales at the canonization of St. John Henry Newman at the Vatican on Oct. 13, 2019. / Credit: Vatican Media

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 10, 2025 / 17:20 pm (CNA).

The anticipated visit will be King Charles’ first time in Italy as monarch but his third time meeting with Pope Francis.


Pope Francis: Defending Indigenous rights ‘a matter of justice’
Pope Francis meets with participants of the conference “Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and the Sciences,” sponsored by the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences, held at the Vatican from March 14–15, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 10, 2025 / 11:40 am (CNA).

“Land, water, and food are not mere commodities but the very basis of life and the link between these [Indigenous] peoples and nature,” Pope Francis said.


Vatican official: People ‘terrorized’ by U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration
Cardinal Michael Czerny is the prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. / Credit: Pablo Esparza/CNA

CNA Newsroom, Feb 10, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA).

“A crackdown is a terrible way to administer affairs and much less to administer justice,” Czech-born Canadian Jesuit Cardinal Michael Czerny said.


Young Christians, Muslims, Jews at the Vatican: ‘It’s possible to live together in peace’
Thirty-three university students of diverse faiths participate in the Middle Meets project at the headquarters of Scholas Ocurrentes in the Roman neighborhood of Trastevere. / Credit: Scholas Ocurrentes

Vatican City, Feb 10, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

The “Middle Meets” project aims to create a space for listening and understanding between Muslim, Jewish, and Christian students.


PHOTOS: Military, police gather with Pope Francis for armed forces jubilee Mass
Military personnel in dress uniforms attend the Armed Forces Jubilee Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Feb. 9, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Vatican City, Feb 9, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA).

Pope Francis also praised the “important priestly presence” of military chaplains, pointing to the moral and spiritual support they provide.


Man attacks high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican
Bernini’s famous baldacchino in St. Peter’s Basilica. / Credit: Ricardo André Frantz/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 7, 2025 / 18:20 pm (CNA).

A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras that were on the altar to the ground.


Pope Francis’ astronomer shares ‘A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars’
As director of the Vatican Observatory, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno is known informally as “the pope’s astronomer.” / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly” screenshot

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 7, 2025 / 17:00 pm (CNA).

Vatican Observatory director Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno explores faith and science in his new book, “A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars.”


Pope Francis: Keep the hope that it is possible to eradicate human trafficking
Pope Francis meets with members of Talitha Kum, an international network of consecrated women devoted to helping victims of trafficking, on Feb. 7, 2025, at Casa Santa Marta at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 7, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA).

In his message for the 11th International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, Pope Francis offered a message of hope.


Bishop Álvarez: ‘I always believed in my liberation and what sustained me was prayer’
“I am not exiled, I am liberated. I do not feel exiled, but liberated,” emphasized Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez during an exclusive interview with EWTN in February 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Vatican City, Feb 7, 2025 / 12:20 pm (CNA).

In an exclusive interview, persecuted Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez shares with EWTN News his experience one year after his release from prison and arrival in Rome.


Cardinals Re and Sandri confirmed as dean and vice dean of College of Cardinals
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 7, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Pope Francis has extended the approval he had granted for the election of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as dean of the College of Cardinals.


Vatican gives definitive approval to statutes of Regnum Christi
The members of the general board of directors of the Regnum Christi Federation, before its first general convention from April 29 to May 4, 2024, in Rome. / Credit: Regnum Christi

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 6, 2025 / 17:20 pm (CNA).

The organization’s General Directive College stated that this recognition “reaffirms the validity of the path traveled and strengthens the commitment to live our charism.”


Pope Francis reiterates desire for ‘full unity’ among Christians
“If the devil divides, the creed unites!” the pope said in his Feb. 6, 2025, remarks to a visiting group of priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox churches, including Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Malankar, and Syriac. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 6, 2025 / 15:50 pm (CNA).

“The proclamation of the common faith requires, first of all, that we love one another,” the Holy Father said in a Feb. 6 audience with Oriental Orthodox priests and monks.


Pope Francis to take meetings at home while sick with bronchitis, Vatican says
Pope Francis meets with Eastern Orthodox priests and monks on Feb. 6, 2025, at his Santa Marta home in the Vatican instead of in the Apostolic Palace as planned. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 6, 2025 / 12:30 pm (CNA).

The pope has faced several health challenges in recent years, including knee problems requiring a wheelchair, respiratory infections, and a fall resulting in a forearm contusion.


Pope Francis praises midwives, OB-GYNs who welcome babies with ‘humanity’
Pope Francis greets members of the Interprovincial Order of the Profession of Midwifery of Catanzaro on Feb. 6, 2025, at his Casa Santa Marta residence at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 6, 2025 / 12:00 pm (CNA).

The pope’s words were conveyed in a written speech handed out during an audience with an association of midwives and OB-GYNs on Feb. 6.


Pope Francis urges all Catholics to be ‘missionaries of hope’ through prayer and action
Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 6, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA).

“I urge all of you, children, young people, adults, and the elderly, to participate actively in the common evangelizing mission of the Church,” the pope shared in his message.


Pope Francis highlights hope for fifth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Pope Francis meets with elderly and sick people on his final day in Singapore on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, marking the conclusion of his 12-day, four-country apostolic journey to Asia and Oceania — the longest trip of his pontificate to date. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 6, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Pope Francis has chosen “Blessed Are Those Who Have Not Lost Hope” as the theme for the fifth World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly on July 27. 


Pope Francis prays for victims, grieving families of tragic school shooting in Sweden
People light candles at a makeshift vigil near the adult education center Campus Risbergska school in Örebro, Sweden, on Feb. 5, 2025, one day after a shooting there left 11 people dead. / Credit: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images

Vatican City, Feb 5, 2025 / 13:15 pm (CNA).

In a Feb. 5 telegram to Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, the Holy Father said he is deeply saddened by the incident and is praying for all those affected.


Pope Francis: Faith in God is ‘a force that sets love in motion’ in the world
Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 5, 2025 / 09:40 am (CNA).

Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” saying love is the force that compels people to share their faith in God with others.


Pope Francis: Carlo Acutis shows young people ‘the fullness of life’ in Christ
Pope Francis meets with members of a pilgrimage sponsored by the Scandinavian Bishops’ Conference on Feb. 3, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 3, 2025 / 14:20 pm (CNA).

Speaking to Catholic pilgrims from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland on Feb. 3, the pope shared a special message for young people.


Pope Francis to write papal document on theme of children
Pope Francis speaks at the Children’s Rights Summit on Feb. 3, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 3, 2025 / 12:20 pm (CNA).

The summit includes panels on the child’s right to resources, to education, to food and health care, to family, to free time, and to live free from violence.


Filipino cardinal urges Catholics to report clerical abuse to Church and civil authorities
Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio Siongco David was created a cardinal by Pope Francis during the consistory at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 7, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Feb 3, 2025 / 11:50 am (CNA).

Days after BishopsAccountability.org on Jan. 29 launched its Philippines database, the cardinal insisted the country’s Catholics must report “erring priests.”


Pope Francis, international leaders discuss children’s rights at Vatican
Queen Rania Al Abdullah speaks along with other world leaders at the Children’s Rights Summit on Feb. 3, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 3, 2025 / 09:13 am (CNA).

Pope Francis and leaders from around the world are meeting at the Vatican this week to discuss the rights of children — including the unborn.


Love and light: Pope Francis reflects on Christ’s presentation
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square on Feb. 2, 2025, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. / Credit: Vatican Media

CNA Newsroom, Feb 2, 2025 / 07:30 am (CNA).

Pope Francis, reflecting on the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, says it serves as a reminder that Jesus is salvation for all peoples and our light.


Pope Francis calls consecrated religious to be ‘bearers of light’ amid modern challenges
Pope Francis presides over First Vespers for the World Day for Consecrated Life in St. Peter's Basilica, surrounded by bishops, priests, and religious men and women on Feb. 1, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Anhelina Martsisheuskaya/CNA

CNA Newsroom, Feb 1, 2025 / 17:00 pm (CNA).

The World Day for Consecrated Life, celebrated annually on Feb. 2, takes on special significance this year as the Church looks to a Jubilee of Consecrated Life.


Pope Francis tells Ukrainian youth to be patriots, pursue peace through dialogue
Pope Francis speaks during his general audience on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Feb 1, 2025 / 16:09 pm (CNA).

In a virtual meeting, Pope Francis urged young Ukrainians to maintain hope and continue dialogue despite the ravages of war.


Vatican Library exhibition traces historic journeys during jubilee year
The exhibition “En Route” at the Vatican Apostolic Library features historical artifacts and contemporary artistic interpretations. / Credit: Iacopo Scaramuzzi

CNA Newsroom, Feb 1, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA).

The exhibition features approximately 1,200 newspapers from remote regions and artistic works inspired by pioneering travelers,


Pope Francis shares with seminarians that his mom did not want him to enter seminary
Pope Francis speaks with Spanish clergy and seminarians on Jan. 30, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 1, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Pope Francis discussed in a Jan. 30 audience with seminarians and formators how his mother put up quite a bit of resistance to his entering the seminary.


In powerful jubilee message, pope points to Mary Magdalene’s transformative trust
Pope Francis delivers his catechesis during the jubilee audience in the Paul VI Hall on Feb. 1, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

CNA Newsroom, Feb 1, 2025 / 06:06 am (CNA).

Pope Francis emphasized Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal conversion.


Broglio defends U.S. bishops against ‘false’ immigration criticisms
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks at the USCCB fall plenary assembly Nov. 14, 2023. / Credit: USCCB video

Vatican City, Jan 31, 2025 / 11:10 am (CNA).

Broglio told TV2000 on Jan. 29 that criticism the bishops have received are “false” and “have strongly affected us because they are not true.”


At Vatican marriage tribunal, Pope Francis extols ‘gift of indissolubility’ of marriage
Pope Francis meets with the Roman Rota in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Jan 31, 2025 / 09:15 am (CNA).

The pontiff addressed the topic of marriage’s indissolubility, or permanence, in a meeting with members of the Roman Rota, one of three courts of the Holy See, on Jan. 31.


Summer school at Vatican Observatory offers unique opportunity for young scientists
Jesuit Guy Consolmagno at the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ EWTN News

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition in June.


Expelled Society of St. Pius X bishop Richard Williamson dies at 84
Former English Bishop Richard Williamson. / Credit: Joshuarodri, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vatican City, Jan 30, 2025 / 14:00 pm (CNA).

Richard Williamson, former English bishop of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), died on Wednesday at the age of 84 after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage.


Pope Francis offers condolences after death of Albanian Orthodox Archbishop Anastasios
Orthodox Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos of Albania, 95, died on Jan. 25, 2025, in Greece due to a recent illness. He led the Albanian Orthodox church for nearly 33 years. / Credit: Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vatican City, Jan 30, 2025 / 12:15 pm (CNA).

“The faith of the Orthodox community of Albania was certainly embodied in the life of our dear brother,” the pope said in his Jan. 27 message.


Reimagined Templar Knights provide assistance to 2025 Jubilee pilgrims
A group of Templar volunteers in front of St. Peter’s Basilica. / Credit: Courtesy of Danilo Peviani

Vatican City, Jan 30, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Templars Today, a private association of lay faithful, signed an agreement with the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization to assist jubilee pilgrims in Rome.


Pope Francis at Wednesday audience: Ask for the grace ‘to listen more than we speak’
Pope Francis meets with clergy and other pilgrims during his general audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Jan 29, 2025 / 09:15 am (CNA).

Reflecting on the Gospel of St. Matthew, the Holy Father said people can learn from the righteous St. Joseph, who was always attentive to the will of God. 


Elon Musk’s brother pitches jubilee year drone show in Rome
Kimbal Musk speaks at the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 14, 2022, in Austin, Texas. / Credit: Chris Saucedo/Getty Images fpr SXSW

Vatican City, Jan 28, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA).

Kimbal Musk, an entrepreneur, reportedly met with Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri on Jan. 25 to propose a drone-based musical light show for the 2025 Jubilee.


Editor of Pope Francis’ autobiography: ‘He gave absolute freedom, without red lines’
Pope Francis and the editor of his autobiography, Carlo Musso. / Credit: Courtesy or Carlo Musso

Vatican City, Jan 28, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA).

“Hope is the mainstay that undergirds Pope Francis’ entire life,” said Carlo Musso, the Italian editor of Pope Francis’ autobiographical work “Hope.”


American theologian promoted by Pope Francis calls for focus on Scripture, evangelization
Sacred Hart Major Seminary Professor of Scripture Mary Healy has been appointed by Pope Francis to the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. / Credit: Courtesy of Professor Mary Healy

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jan 28, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA).

Professor Mary Healy of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Michigan discusses her appointment to the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.


New Vatican document says AI should lead to ‘a renewed appreciation of all that is human’
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CNA Staff, Jan 28, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).

The document establishes a Christian framework for understanding human intelligence as a gift from God, emphasizing humanity’s relational nature.


Prominent cardinal denies allegations of sexual abuse that led to disciplinary measures
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne of Lima, Peru, speaks with CNA in Rome on Dec. 5, 2017. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Vatican City, Jan 27, 2025 / 15:10 pm (CNA).

Cardinal Cipriani denied the accusations published by the Spanish newspaper El País, stating: “I have not committed any crime nor have I sexually abused anyone.”


Pope Francis says he’s more concerned about human intelligence than AI
Pope Francis meets with Church communications officials at the Vatican on Jan. 27, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Jan 27, 2025 / 11:35 am (CNA).

Speaking to Church communications professionals the pope emphasized the need for a human-centered approach to communication.


Pope Francis: Suffering becomes ‘occasion for transformative encounter’ with God
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall for his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 15, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

CNA Newsroom, Jan 27, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Pope Francis also addressed all those “who are ill or who care for the suffering,” telling them: “Your journey together is a sign for everyone.”


Why Cardinal Czerny and sculptor Timothy Schmalz brought ‘Angels Unawares’ to the Vatican
Canadians Cardinal Michael Czerny and sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Rome speak about evangelization through art as part of festivities linked to the Jan. 24-26 Jubilee of the World of Communications, emphasizing that words are not necessary to share the Catholic faith with others. / Credit: Kristina Millare/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Jan 26, 2025 / 09:45 am (CNA).

Cardinal Michael Czerny and sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz on Jan. 23 in Rome spoke about evangelization through art.


Word of God Sunday: Scripture expert explains why the Bible is ‘modern,’ how to preach well
“The revelation of God is offered within a great variety of stories, tales, situations that correspond closely to life,” said Father Roberto Pasolini, OFM Cap, the official preacher for Pope Francis. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Jan 26, 2025 / 08:35 am (CNA).

On Jan. 26, the Catholic Church commemorates the Sunday of the Word of God, established by Pope Francis in 2019.


Never forget Auschwitz horrors, Pope Francis says ahead of 80th anniversary
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square, Jan. 26, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

CNA Newsroom, Jan 26, 2025 / 07:30 am (CNA).

Speaking at the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis marked the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and made urgent appeals for peace in Sudan and Colombia.


Pope marks Word of God Sunday amid 2025 jubilee events: ‘God’s Word walks with us’
Pope Francis delivers his homily during the Jan. 26, 2025, Mass for Word of God Sunday at St. Peter’s Basilica. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

CNA Newsroom, Jan 26, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

“The Word of God is alive: Through the centuries it walks with us and, by the power of the Holy Spirit, it is at work in history,” Pope Francis said.


Vatican’s blessing guidelines: global responses to Fiducia Supplicans a year later
Pope Francis meets with members of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Jan 26, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).

One year ago, Pope Francis met with participants of the plenary session of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith following the release of Fiducia Supplicans.


Pope sees ‘providential’ moment as Catholics, Orthodox hope to celebrate Easter 2025 together
Pope Francis presides over vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, accompanied by masters of ceremonies, marking the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 25, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

CNA Newsroom, Jan 25, 2025 / 17:31 pm (CNA).

Pope Francis emphasized that hope is “always possible” in Jesus Christ during an ecumenical vespers service marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.


At Vatican jubilee, Pope Francis skips prepared text for heart-to-heart with journalists
A participant captures Pope Francis on their phone during the Jubilee of the World of Communications event at the Paul VI Hall, Jan. 25, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

CNA Newsroom, Jan 25, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

The written remarks also warned against what the pope termed “brain rot” caused by constant social media scrolling, calling for greater media literacy.


Russia acknowledges Vatican role in prisoner exchange with Ukraine
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi (left) arrives at the Vatican for Synod on Synodality meetings on Oct. 10, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Jan 24, 2025 / 13:35 pm (CNA).

In a Jan. 23 press conference, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s press director, Maria Zakharova, praised Pope Francis’ position on the Russia-Ukraine War.