(Vatican Radio) The Christian faith is not a theory or a philosophy – it is the encounter with Jesus. That was the message of Pope Francis at the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta at the... Read more
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received the participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on Monday in the Consistory Hall of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. t... Read more
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis marked the beginning of the new liturgical year at the Angelus for the First Sunday of Advent. On this Sunday, he said, the Gospel introduces us to one of the mo... Read more
Drug dependency is a ‘new form of slavery’ and a ‘wound in our society’ which should be combatted with education and rehabilitation. That was Pope Francis’ message to a Vatican conference ca... Read more
MANILA, Nov. 24, 2016— The death penalty has no place in a civilized society, said the lay arm of the Church in the Philippines. The Council of the Laity of the Philippines (CLP) said that c... Read more
by Elise Harris (CNA/EWTN News).- While the Jubilee might be over, Pope Francis hasn’t stopped talking about mercy, telling faithful Wednesday that the works of mercy of counseling the doubt... Read more
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis said death is not to be feared if we are faithful to the Lord but warned against being trapped into basing our lives around superficial things that are not trans... Read more
(Vatican Radio) Although the Extraordinary Jubilee Year has concluded, we are still living in a “time of mercy.” That was the message of Pope Francis in a lengthy Apostolic Letter, entitled... Read more
Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 20 November 2016 The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, is the crown of th... Read more
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence on Thursday morning – the liturgical memory of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the devout queen who was a 3r... Read more