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Pope Francis: 'What justifies us is Jesus Christ'

Pope Francis on the basic viewers on Aug. 18, 2021. / Vatican Media Vatican Metropolis, Aug 18, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis stated Wednesday that Catholics must observe the commandments with the information that justification comes fr...

Pope Francis: Do not water down the truth of the Eucharist

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in the course of the Angelus on July 25, 2021. / Vatican Media/CNA Vatican Metropolis, Aug 22, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Sunday encouraged Catholics to not water down the truth of Jesus Christ’s human...

Pope Francis: Don't water down the reality of the Eucharist

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in the course of the Angelus on July 25, 2021. / Vatican Media/CNA Vatican Metropolis, Aug 22, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Sunday inspired Catholics to not water down the truth of Jesus Christ’s humanit...

Pope Francis praises martyred Korean priest at Vatican Mass

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Sq. after the Wednesday common audience, Might 7, 2014. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican Metropolis, Aug 21, 2021 / 11:35 am (CNA). A Vatican Mass in the Korean language on Saturday marked the 200t...

Sunday Mass should be the culmination of all parish activities, Cardinal Parolin says

Pope Francis says Mass on the chapel of Santa Marta within the Vatican, Sept. 11, 2018. / Vatican Media. Vatican Metropolis, Aug 23, 2021 / 10:37 am (CNA). After pandemic lockdowns led to the suspension of Catholic liturgies in lots of elemen...

Sunday Mass must be the end result of all parish activities, Cardinal Parolin says

Pope Francis says Mass at the chapel of Santa Marta in the Vatican, Sept. 11, 2018. / Vatican Media. Vatican City, Aug 23, 2021 / 10:37 am (CNA). After pandemic lockdowns led to the suspension of Catholic liturgies in lots of elements of the...

Pope Francis: ‘Hypocrisy in the Church is particularly detestable’

Pope Francis’ common viewers within the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Aug. 25, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican Metropolis, Aug 25, 2021 / 03:55 am (CNA). Pope Francis stated on Wednesday that hypocrisy inside the Church is “notably detestab...

Pope Francis sends $230,000 for Haiti earthquake victims

Pope Francis provides his Wednesday basic audience within the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on Aug. four, 2021. / Vatican Media. Vatican Metropolis, Aug 24, 2021 / 05:20 am (CNA). Pope Francis will ship over $230,000 in help for victims of the...

Pope Francis: ‘Hypocrisy in the Church is especially detestable’

Pope Francis’ basic viewers within the Paul VI Corridor on the Vatican, Aug. 25, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican Metropolis, Aug 25, 2021 / 03:55 am (CNA). Pope Francis stated on Wednesday that hypocrisy inside the Church is “notably detes...

Vatican urges countries to accept refugees from Afghanistan

Early morning in Kabul, Afghanistan. / Mohammad Rahmani by way of Unsplash Vatican Metropolis, Aug 25, 2021 / 08:05 am (CNA). A Vatican diplomat has urged nations to “move from declaration to motion” by welcoming refugees from Afghanistan. I...

Vatican urges nations to simply accept refugees from Afghanistan

Early morning in Kabul, Afghanistan. / Mohammad Rahmani by way of Unsplash Vatican City, Aug 25, 2021 / 08:05 am (CNA). A Vatican diplomat has urged nations to “move from declaration to action” by welcoming refugees from Afghanistan. In a sp...

Pope Francis names religious sister to No. 2 position in Vatican’s social development office

Sr. Alessandra Smerilli speaks at a press convention at the Vatican on July 7, 2020. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican Metropolis, Aug 26, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Thursday named Italian economist and Catholic spiritual sister Alessa...

Pope Francis names spiritual sister to No. 2 position in Vatican’s social improvement workplace

Sr. Alessandra Smerilli speaks at a press conference on the Vatican on July 7, 2020. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican City, Aug 26, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Thursday named Italian economist and Catholic spiritual sister Alessandra S...

Pope Francis meets Nadia Murad as Nobel Prize winner advocates for Afghan women

Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Dec. 20, 2018. / Vatican Media. Vatican City, Aug 26, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Thursday met with Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad, a human rights...