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FAITH/STORIES

Pope Francis is presented with a turban during a meeting April 26, 2019, at the Vatican with members of the Catholic Biblical Federation. At center is Archbishop Georg Ganswein, prefect of the papal household.

Word of God must be 'beating heart' of church, pope says

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VATICAN CITY - Reading the Bible and praying with it is "the best vaccine" against Catholic communities closing in on themselves or focusing only on self-preservation, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis waves during a meeting with members of the Italian Federation of Associations for the Deaf at the Vatican April 25, 2019.

Church needs joyful disciples, pope tells young people, deaf association

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VATICAN CITY - In back-to-back audiences with a group of French young people and an Italian association for deaf people, Pope Francis cited personal example and witness as a vital piece in the church's evangelization mission.

The dome of St. Peter's Basilica is seen at the Vatican.

Curia reforms put priority on evangelization, synodality, cardinals say

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ROME - The proposed apostolic constitution for reforming and governing the Roman Curia is expected to emphasize the church's missionary mandate with the creation of a "super-dicastery" merging two offices dedicated to evangelization.

An artist’s drawing of the church planned for St. André Bessette Parish in Maple, Ont.

St. André church moving toward reality

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Barely two weeks into a capital campaign to raise funds for the Archdiocese of Toronto’s newest church — named after Canada’s newest saint — about $150,000 has been collected, raising hopes shovels will be in the ground by the end of 2020.

Pope Francis greets the crowd during his Easter message and blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 21, 2019.

Continuing Easter celebrations, pope again prays for Sri Lanka

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VATICAN CITY - On Easter Monday, Pope Francis led thousands of people in St. Peter's Square in praying for the hundreds of people who died or were injured in bomb blasts the previous day in Sri Lanka.

Pope Francis carries a candle in procession as he arrives to celebrate the Easter Vigil in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 20, 2019.

At Easter the stones of sin, despair, are rolled away, pope says at vigil

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VATICAN CITY - As individuals and as a church, it can be tempting to dwell on mistakes, failures and sins that block the fullness of life, but Easter is the proclamation that the Lord is victorious and his love will triumph, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis lies prostrate in prayer during the Good Friday service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 19, 2019.

On Good Friday, papal preacher says cross brings hope to the oppressed

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VATICAN CITY - The cross serves as a warning to the powerful and a message of hope for the poor and oppressed, said the preacher of the papal household.

Pope Francis greets inmates and guards as he arrives to celebrate the Mass of Lord's Supper April 18, 2019, at Velletri Correctional Facility, 36 miles south of Rome.

Be servants to one another, pope tells prisoners before washing feet

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ROME - Jesus' gesture of washing his disciples' feet, an act once reserved to servants and slaves, is one that all Christians, especially bishops, must imitate, Pope Francis told hundreds of inmates and prison employees on Holy Thursday.

Pope Francis kisses the feet of South Sudan Vice President Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior, left, and South Sudan President Salva Kiir, right, April 11, 2019, at the conclusion of a two-day retreat at the Vatican for African nation's political leaders. The pope begged the leaders to give peace a chance.

South Sudan's Christian leaders say papal kiss is message of Easter

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NAIROBI, Kenya - Pope Francis' surprise kiss on the feet of South Sudanese political leaders is the message of Easter, the country's Christian leaders said in a joint Easter message.

Pope Francis celebrates Holy Thursday Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 18, 2019.

Pope to priests: Best place to be is among the people

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VATICAN CITY - Just as Jesus always sought to be with the people to serve, teach and heal them, so, too, must priests always be in the midst of God's people, "pouring ourselves out" for them, Pope Francis said.

Alessandro Gisotti, interim director of the Vatican press office, introduces Consolata Sister Eugenia Bonetti at a Vatican news conference April 17, 2019. Sister Bonetti has led a major international effort by religious orders to fight human trafficking and help women and girls rebuild their lives after they were tricked by traffickers into prostitution. She was asked to write the meditations for this year's Way of the Cross at Rome's Colosseum.

Pope's Way of Cross will shine light on women 'crucified' by traffickers

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VATICAN CITY - Countless women and girls are being "crucified" by human traffickers, who trick them into slave labor or prostitution, and by those who seek out their services and exploit them, said the missionary nun who wrote the meditations for Pope Francis' Way of the Cross service.

The dome of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican is framed by trees June 14, 2018. In the aftermath of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire in Paris, Maj. Paolo De Angelis, head of the Vatican fire department, told the Italian news agency ANSA April 16 that the structural differences between Notre Dame and Peter's make a catastrophic fire less likely.

Vatican firefighter says St. Peter's at much less risk than Notre Dame

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VATICAN CITY - After the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris April 15, Romans and tourists could not help looking at St. Peter's Basilica and wondering, "what if?"

he Chinese national flag flies in front of a Catholic church in the village of Huangtugang, Hebei province, China, Sept. 30, 2018.

China invites Vatican to have pavilion at Beijing garden expo

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VATICAN CITY - Accepting an invitation from the Chinese government, the Holy See is one of a number of nations and organizations participating in an international garden expo in Beijing.

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