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The Catholic Church and the French state commemorated Monday the fifth anniversary of the martyrdom of Father Jacques Hamel, whose throat was slit by two jihadists while he celebrated Mass on this day in 2016.

Pope Francis launched an appeal Sunday for a “new covenant between young and old” in an address commemorating the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.

Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro blasted Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin this week for a letter sent to local businesspeople calling for a “more just and democratic Venezuela.”

The Vatican revealed a change in Pope Francis’s calendar Friday, saying the pontiff will not celebrate Mass on Grandparents’ Day this Sunday as originally planned.

The general secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops resigned Tuesday in the wake of allegations he engaged in continued sexual misconduct with adults through the use of a location-based hookup app.

ROME — The redoubtable Cardinal Joseph Zen has joined the growing ranks of those criticizing Pope Francis for his harsh crackdown on the traditional Latin Mass.

Pope Francis’ decision to radically restrict the celebration of the traditional Latin Mass was “theologically incoherent, pastorally divisive, unnecessary” and “cruel” writes George Weigel, an American Catholic intellectual and biographer of Pope John Paul II.

Pope Francis asserted his closeness to the people of Cuba Sunday, but steered clear of condemning the beatings and mass arrests perpetrated by communist officials to stifle protests.

The former head of the Vatican’s powerful doctrinal office (CDF) has criticized Pope Francis for imposing harsh restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass while allowing progressives to deny basic tenets of the faith with impunity.

The German bishops’ conference reported this week that 221,390 people left the Catholic Church in Germany during 2020, continuing a mass exodus of disgruntled believers that shows no signs of abating.

Pope Francis cracked down on conservative Catholics on Friday, repealing inclusive measures by his predecessors Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI and imposing restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass.

Pope Francis was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital Wednesday after a 10-day stay following colon surgery.

Jesuit Father Thomas Reese wrote Tuesday that “the hospitalization of Pope Francis marks the beginning of the end of his papacy,” adding that time “is running out” for the 84-year-old pope.

The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis will stay in the hospital “a few more days” to continue his recovery from intestinal surgery.

ROME — Pope Francis remembered the people of Haiti in prayer Sunday, urging that all “lay down weapons” following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.

ROME — Pope Francis made an appeal for free universal health care Sunday, urging nations to follow the example of those that provide it.

The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis will not be back in the Vatican on Sunday as planned but will deliver his weekly Angelus message from the Gemelli Hospital, where he is recovering from intestinal surgery.

Pope Francis has denounced Wednesday’s murder of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, while offering his condolences to Moïse’s widow and the people of Haiti.

Luis Badilla, editor of the semi-official Vatican news aggregator Il Sismografo, said Wednesday that Pope Francis’ health situation is “severe” and when he returns from hospital he “will never be the same again.”

The former #3 man in the Vatican faces trial for embezzlement, abuse of office, and bribery, the Holy See announced this weekend.

The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis will remain hospitalized for seven days “barring complications,” following Sunday evening intestinal surgery.

The Vatican announced late Sunday that Pope Francis has “reacted well” to a surgical operation to address diverticulitis.

Pope Francis announced on Sunday a fall 2021 trip to Slovakia and Hungary, two of the four countries of the Visegrad group, an important conservative political bloc in Central Europe.

Pope Francis has invited a delegation of indigenous people of Canada to the Vatican in December amidst controversy surrounding the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at Church-run schools for natives.

Pope Francis urged scientists Friday to push forward their research as a way of addressing “the challenges of contemporary society.”

Jesus set Saint Paul free from his rigidity and intransigence, opening him to the love of God, Pope Francis asserted Tuesday.

Pope Francis offered a shout-out Tuesday to his predecessor, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.

ROME — Pope Francis granted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken a 40-minute private audience Monday in which the pontiff expressed his “affection” for the American people.

Pope Francis has praised the controversial Jesuit Father James Martin for his LGBT ministry, urging him to continue forward with “compassion and tenderness.”

Pope Francis said Monday that the only thing worse than the coronavirus pandemic is failing to learn the lessons it teaches.

Indigenous leaders in Canada reported on Thursday they have discovered another 600 unmarked graves at a site once used as a “residential school” where indigenous children were forcibly interned.

ROME — Pope Francis warned Wednesday against Christians who are overly attached to tradition and “disturb communities” through their inflexibility.

Pope Francis has advanced the cause for canonization of European statesman Robert Schuman, bringing him one step closer to sainthood.

The New York Times politicized the call from faithful American Catholics who urged their bishops to defend the profound teaching that Jesus is actually present in the Eucharist, and that self-professed Catholic public officials who support “grave moral evils,” such as abortion and euthanasia, not receive communion.

Pope Francis called for greater openness to migrants and refugees Sunday, joining the United Nations in celebrating World Day of Refugees.

Pope Francis has joined the bishops of Myanmar (Burma) in calling for the opening of humanitarian corridors in conflict-torn Myanmar.