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As Pope Francis continues his convalescence, the Vatican published a full calendar of Holy Week and Easter liturgies with no indication of who would preside or be the main celebrant.

The Jesuits have written to 20 women who have accused Father Marko Rupnik of sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse, offering to work with them to find a path of reparation …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2023, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women in religious orders, and …

Jesus seeks out people in their woundedness and isolation to offer healing and hope, even when they feel furthest from God, Pope Francis said in a prepared catechesis.

Those who work to keep children and vulnerable adults safe are serving and honoring Christ, Pope Francis said in a written message.

For Pope Francis’ medical team at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, Feb. 28 was the worst day, said Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the coordinator of his medical team.

As issues like abortion, assisted suicide and in-vitro fertilization continue to be widely discussed today, looking back on the prescient writing of St. John Paul II on such matters can …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even though its focus was mainly scientific, a Vatican-sponsored conference on aging and longevity could not ignore the ongoing convalescence of 88-year-old Pope Francis. The pope …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life has published a pastoral framework to help dioceses begin a synodal process for strengthening and promoting the pastoral …

“The time of Lent is a special time of almsgiving, when we share ourselves with others,” Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Service of Charity, told …