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More than a week after the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the Vatican joined people who complained that a segment of the show featuring drag performers offended Christians. "The Holy See was saddened by certain scenes in the opening ceremony
A group of scientists and researchers are seeking access to the Vatican Apostolic Archives to uncover information about UFOs and the paranormal, believing there may be traces amid the 50 miles of shelves holding everything from handwritten papal notes to presidential missives.
Pope Francis urged prideful people to recall one of Jesus' moral commandments to "never judge."
The sin of pride "ruins human relationships" and is an evil that "poisons the feeling of fraternity that instead should unite humanity," the pope wrote in the catechesis
Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, superior of the Salesian order, will be ordained a bishop April 20.
And the Vatican announced March 5 that in view of his episcopal ordination, Pope Francis has decided he will be an archbishop and have the "titular see"
Christians who never renounce their love for Christ and are faithful to the point of death are a blessing for everyone, Pope Francis said.
"There will always be martyrs among us. This is a sign that we're on the right path," the pope
The Vatican and Italy signed a formal "declaration of intent" to move the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesù pediatric hospital in Rome to the campus of a now-closed Italian hospital by 2030.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, and Alfredo Mantovano, secretary of the
As soon as the liturgies of the Christmas season ended, the Vatican published the calendar of public liturgies Pope Francis will preside over in January and February.
First on the list released by the master of papal liturgical ceremonies is the celebration of
As Vatican workers continued to decorate the Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square and to erect a platform for the Nativity scene, the office of papal liturgical ceremonies published the list of holiday Masses and prayer services Pope Francis would celebrate.
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When Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin told Pope Francis of his harrowing journey to Italy and about the deaths of his wife and 6-year-old daughter in the desert along the border between Libya and Tunisia, the pope told him he had been praying for
Like replenishing the oil that fuels a lamp, Christians must nourish their interior lives by paying attention to the movements of their hearts, Pope Francis said." Many times, we are very careful about our appearance," he told some 20,000 people gathered Nov.