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Pope on Pentecost: Synod is journey in the Spirit, not ‘a parliament’

The Catholic Church’s current Synod of Bishops should not be a “parliament for demanding rights,” but a “journey in accordance with the Spirit,” Pope Francis said.

Pope asks Cardinal Zuppi to lead peace mission for Ukraine

Pope Francis has asked Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna to lead a mission "to help ease tensions in the conflict in Ukraine," the Vatican press office said.

Pope, Ukrainian leader talk about humanitarian situation provoked by war

After literally hundreds of public prayers for peace in Ukraine and 443 days after Russia launched an all-out war on the Eastern European country, Pope Francis welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Vatican.

True faith is open to others, pope repeatedly says in Hungary

Praising the piety and charity of Hungarian Christians and their commitment to supporting traditional family life, Pope Francis said Christ also calls them to open their hearts — and perhaps their borders — to others in need.

Laity share baptismal call to ministry, service, Pope Francis says

The ministry of lay Catholics, whether formally instituted by the church or simply inspired by the Holy Spirit to serve the needs of others, flows from baptism and a recognition that every Christian is called to take part in the mission of the church, Pope Francis said.

Pope on plane talks about Ukraine, returning artifacts to Canada

The Holy See has a project underway related to peace between Russia and Ukraine, but Pope Francis told reporters he could not talk about it yet.

Pope asks mentally disabled, caretakers to be missionaries of God’s love

Everyone has gifts and talents that can be a public witness to God’s love and mercy, Pope Francis told a group of people with intellectual disabilities and their teachers.

Pope prays that Easter joy would break through gloom of sin, war, strife

On a bright spring morning, Pope Francis prayed that Christians would experience the joy of Easter and allow Christ's resurrection to be "the light that illumines the darkness and the gloom in which, all too often, our world finds itself enveloped."

Pope returns from hospital ready for Holy Week, beyond

Following Pope Francis’ sudden hospitalization with bronchitis, discussion has intensified about the state of his health. This is understandable, given that the bishop of Rome is 86 years old and has kept up an intense schedule of pastoral initiatives, foreign travel and meetings for the past decade.

As pope leaves hospital, he comforts couple, jokes with reporters

“I’m still alive,” Pope Francis joked to reporters who asked how he was doing as he left Rome’s Gemelli hospital April 1.
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