Despite age, surgery, the pope is still energetic, his nephew says
December 14, 2021
ROME — Pope Francis will turn 85 years old Dec. 17. And according to his nephew, Jesuit Father José Luis Narvaja, he is still rarin’ to go.
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Remembering Cardinal Foley: Be instruments of God’s love, truth and grace
December 14, 2021
VATICAN CITY — Dec. 11 marked the 10th anniversary of the death of Cardinal John Patrick Foley, who headed the Pontifical Council for Social Communications for 23 years.
Pope invites Catholics to join Caritas campaign to care for poor, creation
December 14, 2021
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis encouraged people to take part in a new global campaign launched by Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based umbrella organization for national Catholic charities.
Prepare for Christmas by serving others, pope says
December 13, 2021
VATICAN CITY — With Christmas just over a week away, Christians should prepare for Jesus’ birth by serving those in need rather than focusing on what awaits them under the Christmas tree, Pope Francis said.
Pope advances sainthood causes, including of French nun
December 13, 2021
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis recognized a miracle attributed to Blessed Marie Rivier, a French nun who founded the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary, paving the way for her canonization.
Christmas is time for sharing, not commercialism, pope says
December 10, 2021
VATICAN CITY — The Christmas tree and Nativity crèche should evoke the joy and the peace of God’s love and not the selfish indulgence of consumerism and indifference, Pope Francis said.
God says, ‘be holy,’ ‘fly high,’ pope tells air force members
December 10, 2021
VATICAN CITY — By being open to God and to serving others, “your lives will take flight,” Pope Francis told members of the Italian air force.
Pope closes Year of St. Joseph with marginalized young adults
December 9, 2021
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis closed the Year of St. Joseph with a private visit to a community in Rome that helps people experiencing marginalization, crisis or substance abuse.
Pope donates watch to benefit Wisconsin foundation’s scholarship program
December 9, 2021
GREEN BAY, Wis. — A dream that Doug LaViolette had for well over a year — something he said a few friends told him was “crazy”— has come true.
Vatican Nativity crèche inspired by Peru’s Andean region
December 9, 2021
VATICAN CITY — The representation of Peru’s diverse Indigenous communities in this year’s Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square embodies the joy and hope of their faith, said Peruvian Bishop Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda of Huancavelica, Peru.
