by CNA Staff Vatican City, May 1, 2022 / 10:57 am Pope Francis has again lamented the suffering caused by the invasion of Ukraine and encouraged the faithful to pray a rosary every day for peace. Speaking to the crowd in St. Peter’s Square after the May 1 Regina Caeli …

by Pope Francis Vatican City, Apr 10, 2022 / 03:30 am Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ homily for Palm Sunday 2022, which was celebrated with the public in St. Peter’s Square on April 10, 2022. On Calvary, two ways of thinking collided. In the Gospel, the words …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Apr 10, 2022 / 06:10 am Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday 2022 that nothing is impossible for God, who has the power to end the war in Ukraine, even if it looks like the end is not near. He also urged the laying down …

by Kevin J. Jones Vatican City, Mar 27, 2022 / 10:36 am Pope Francis has again lamented the war in Ukraine and appealed for peace more than a month after Russia’s invasion. “Enough. Stop it. Silence the weapons. Move seriously toward peace,” Pope Francis said again in remarks after the …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 25, 2022 / 12:30 pm Pope Francis on Friday consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary with a prayer asking for peace in the world. At the end of a penitential service in St. Peter’s Basilica on March 25, the pope carried out …

March 17, 2022   Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,               In response to the Holy Father’s announcement that he will consecrate Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, I invite all Catholics of the Archdiocese …

by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 22, 2022 / 10:41 am The Vatican has sent bishops around the world the text of the prayer that Pope Francis will lead on March 25 for the consecration of Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Here is the full text of …

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Mar 22, 2022 / 05:55 am Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that he had spoken to Pope Francis on the phone, telling the pope that he would welcome Vatican mediation to end the suffering in his country. Writing on Twitter on March 22, …

by Shannon Mullen, Alejandro Bermudez Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 15, 2022 / 17:15 pm Ukrainian Catholic leaders have been urging Pope Francis to take the dramatic step to consecrate both Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and will lead a nine-day novena to prepare for the March 25 …