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January 1, 2019

Pope Francis prays for new year marked by tenderness, peace

Pope Francis accepts offertory gifts from children dressed as the Three Kings during Mass marking the feast of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 1.
VATICAN – A new year is a chance for a new start, a time to remember that all people are brothers and sisters and a time to nurture amazement that God became human to save all people, Pope Francis said.
Published in Reflections
January 1, 2019

Christ fills passing time with meaning, Pope Francis says at end of 2018

Pope Francis leads Benediction during a prayer service on New Year's Eve in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 31.
VATICAN – The end of one year and beginning of next naturally leads people to think about the passing of time and about love, which gives time -- and everything else -- real meaning, Pope Francis said.
Published in International
December 25, 2018

Urbi et Orbi: Incarnation of Christ tells us that salvation comes through love, acceptance, Pope says

Pope Francis delivers his Christmas blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 25.
VATICAN – Delivering his formal Christmas message and blessing, Pope Francis prayed for a world where all people would recognize that they are brothers and sisters and would work for justice and for peace.
Published in Faith
December 24, 2018

This Christmas, come to the manger with love, charity, simplicity, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis kisses a figurine of the baby Jesus as he visits the Nativity scene at the conclusion of Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 24.
VATICAN – Jesus' birth in a stable, God's coming to earth in extreme simplicity, teaches Christians that love is more valuable than anything else and is what will change the world, Pope Francis said.
Published in Reflections
December 21, 2018

Jesus is the greatest Christmas gift, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis greets a boy during an audience to exchange Christmas greetings with Vatican employees in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Dec. 21.
VATICAN – This Christmas will people go to adore and be amazed by Jesus, or will they let themselves be detoured by distractions? Pope Francis asked.
Published in Faith
December 21, 2018

Church will spare no effort to end abuse, bring justice, Pope Francis tells Curia

In this 2017 file photo, Pope Francis speaks during his annual pre-Christmas meeting with top officials of the Roman Curia and members of the College of Cardinals in Clementine Hall at the Vatican.
VATICAN – Acknowledging the gravity of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis told members of the Roman Curia that the church's strength does not depend on its members' perfection, but on the willingness to recognize its failings and correct them.
Published in International
December 20, 2018

'Everything changes' with Christ's birth, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis greets representatives of the children and teens section of Italy's Catholic Action. Meeting the young people at the Vatican Dec. 20, the pope asked them to share their faith with their peers, being especially attentive to children who seem lonely or mistreated.
VATICAN – The Annunciation – the Angel Gabriel announcing to Mary that she will bear God's son -- was such a tremendous, history-changing event that preaching about it is extremely difficult, Pope Francis said.
Published in Reflections
December 19, 2018

Christmas is not just a cozy holiday but a chance to turn tables, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis greets a child as he arrives to lead his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Dec. 19.
VATICAN – Christmas will not be authentic if people get caught up in a frenzy of shopping, presents and meals, all while ignoring the poor and forgetting who the celebration is really all about, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
December 18, 2018

Ask for grace to seek truth in dreams, be silent like St. Joseph, Pope Francis says

Celebrating Mass Dec. 18 in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae, Pope Francis spoke about St. Joseph and his willingness to listen to God speaking in his dreams. The pope urged parents to dream for their children and priests to dream for their parishioners.
VATICAN – While St. Joseph was a practical, down-to-earth man, he had enough faith to be open to God speaking through dreams, Pope Francis said at morning Mass.
Published in Reflections
December 18, 2018

Pope assigns Italian journalists to key posts in Vatican communications

Pope Francis meeting journalists aboard his flight from Rome to Dublin Aug. 25
VATICAN – Pope Francis made new appointments to the Dicastery for Communication, naming Andrea Tornielli, an Italian journalist, as its "editorial director" and Andrea Monda, an Italian journalist and religion teacher, as editor-in-chief of the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano.
Published in International
December 18, 2018

Pope Francis asks bishops to meet with sex abuse victims before February meeting

Pope Francis meets representatives of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops at the Vatican Dec. 6. Pictured from left are Archbishop Richard Gagnon of Winnipeg, Manitoba, CCCB vice president; Bishop Lionel Gendron of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Quebec, CCCB president; and Msgr. Frank Leo Jr., general secretary of the conference.
VATICAN – Before traveling to Rome for a major Vatican summit on the clerical sex abuse crisis and child protection, each participating bishop should meet with survivors of abuse, said the committee organizing the meeting.
Published in International
December 18, 2018

Politicians blaming 'every evil' on migrants is unacceptable, Pope Francis says

Central American immigrants who had just arrived Nov. 13 to Tijuana, Mexico, wait in line for a meal at a migrant shelter.
VATICAN – In today's climate of mistrust, rejection and nationalism, the world urgently needs peacemakers and politicians who protect and lovingly serve others, Pope Francis said in his annual message for the World Day of Peace Jan. 1.
Published in International
December 17, 2018

Death penalty is inhuman, ignores mercy, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis meets with a delegation from the International Commission Against the Death Penalty in the papal library of the apostolic palace Dec. 17.
VATICAN – The death penalty is an inhumane form of punishment that ignores the primacy of mercy in the name of justice, Pope Francis said.
Published in International
December 17, 2018

A true Christmas celebrates Baby Jesus, who is tender, humble, Pope Francis says

An audience member holds a figurine of baby Jesus as Pope Francis leads his Sunday Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Dec. 16.
VATICAN – With Christmas just over a week away, visitors came to St. Peter's Square with their Baby Jesus figurines for a traditional blessing by the Pope.
Published in Faith
December 17, 2018

Pope Francis celebrates 82nd birthday with pediatric patients

Pope Francis is presented with a cake on the eve of his 82nd birthday during a Dec. 16 audience with children and families from the Santa Marta Dispensary, a Vatican charity that offers special help to mothers and children in need.
VATICAN – If the Holy Family lived in Rome and the baby Jesus had a cold or flu, Mary and Joseph certainly would bring him to the Vatican pediatric clinic for help, Pope Francis said.
Published in International
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