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Little boy asks pope: ‘Is my dad in heaven?’

Emanuele was allowed to ask Pope Francis a question, but couldn't do it. So Pope Francis invited the weeping child to whisper the question in his ear, wrapped him in an embrace and patted him on the head.

4/16/18

Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Villanova officials meet with Pope Francis

Administrators, top officials and members of the board of trustees from the Augustinian-run Villanova met the pope April 14 at the Vatican.

4/16/18

By WYATT NOBLE | Catholic News Service

Open hearts to God's mercy, pope says

Feeling ashamed of one's sins does not mean wallowing in guilt, rather it is the gateway all men and women can use to experience firsthand God's tender mercy and forgiveness, Pope Francis said.

4/9/18

By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES | Catholic News Service
The devil is a real threat to Christian life, not a myth, pope says

The path to holiness does not involve wrestling with some abstract boogeyman, but involves a "constant struggle against the devil, the prince of evil," Pope Francis said. More

4/9/18

Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service

Pope Francis releases exhortation on holiness

In new exhortation, Pope says God calls all Christians to be saints.More

4/9/18

By CINDY WOODEN | Catholic News Service

Pope's exhortation on holiness to be released April 9

"Rejoice and Be Glad," Pope Francis' new apostolic exhortation on "the call to holiness in the modern world," will be released April 9, the Vatican announced.More

4/6/18

By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Pope blesses statue of St. Gregory of Narek

During a brief ceremony in the Vatican Gardens, Pope Francis blessed a new statue of a 10th-century Armenian monk he had declared a "doctor of the church" in 2015.More

4/5/18

By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES | Catholic News Service

Pope leads Good Friday procession

Leading a prayer to God for the grace to feel ashamed and repentant for so many sins in the world, Pope Francis highlighted the hope that always comes from Jesus.More

4/4/18

By CAROL GLATZ | Catholic News Service

Easter shows the power of love, pope says

Pope Francis gives his Easter blessing ‘urbi et orbi.’More

4/2/18

By CINDY WOODEN | Catholic News Service

Jesus does not give up on anyone, pope tells prisoners

Before washing the feet of 12 prisoners, Pope Francis told them and hundreds of inmates to remember that Jesus constantly stands before them with love, ready to cleanse their sins and forgive them. More

3/29/18

Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Pope to priests: Show Jesus' truth by being close to the people

Jesus "could have been a scribe or a doctor of the law, but he wanted to be an 'evangelizer,' a street preacher," the bearer of good news for his people, the pope said March 29 during the Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.More

3/29/18

Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service

Young people write Stations of the Cross for pope's Good Friday service

During this year dedicated to the younger generations, Pope Francis asked that the meditations for his Good Friday service be written by young people. More

3/28/18

Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service

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