Pope Francis

April 24, 2025

Upon the death of a pope

With the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, the Universal Church and dioceses around the world, enters a period of mourning and prayer. While the primary […]
April 24, 2025

The Pope of Mercy

Editorial Director at the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, Andrea Tornielli, reflects on the late Pope Francis’ insistence on mercy, which became an underlying theme of his […]
April 24, 2025

Compassion: a gateway to inclusion

By Judy Joseph McSween Time Out Specialist – Emotional Intelligence, Conversational Intelligence and Spiritual Intelligence Coach Let’s pause and become fully present to this moment. Become […]
March 27, 2020

Full text from Pope Francis’ homily for the special ‘Urbi et Orbi’ blessing

In his homily during the worldwide moment of prayer that Pope Francis led this evening, he reflected on how Coronavirus has united us in our common […]
March 26, 2020

Pope will give special blessing on March 27, usually reserved for Christmas and Easter

On March 22, after praying the midday Angelus, Pope Francis made two calls to prayer. The first is for an Our Father, prayed together by all […]
April 12, 2019

Pope Francis stuns rival South Sudan leaders by kissing their feet in plea for peace

Originally published on Aleteia, republished with their permission The pope dropped to the feet of the president and new vice presidents at end of a spiritual […]
March 15, 2019

In pictures: Comical scenes from the 6 years of this pontificate

Originally published on Aleteia, republished with their permission Pope Francis faces the unexpected with humor and aplomb. Happy anniversary Holy Father! Click here to launch the […]
February 27, 2019

Pope’s concluding address at abuse summit

Originally published on Alateia, republished with their permission “Consecrated persons, chosen by God to guide souls to salvation, let themselves be dominated by their human frailty […]