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The Vatican’s ambassador to Georgia and Armenia said Thursday that the Georgian people fear they will be Russia’s next target for invasion.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told Italian journalists late Sunday that the Holy See is ready to “facilitate negotiations” between Russia and Ukraine.

Pope Francis spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi by phone to convey his deepest sympathies, the Ukrainian Embassy to the Holy See reported Saturday evening.

Pope Francis called once again for peace in Ukraine Sunday, insisting that “God is with the peacemakers.”

Pope Francis visited the Russian Federation Embassy to the Holy See Friday where “he expressed his concerns over the war in Ukraine,” reported L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican’s daily newspaper.

The Holy See Press Office announced Friday that Pope Francis has cancelled plans to travel to Florence this Sunday due to “acute gonalgia” or knee pain.

The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, lamented Thursday that the “tragic scenarios that everyone feared are becoming a reality” with the onset of Russian incursions into Ukraine.

Pope Francis warned Wednesday of a growing trend to treat elderly people as “waste material” to be discarded rather than as precious members of society.

Pope Francis warned Wednesday of a breakdown of international law because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Pope Francis sent his “heartfelt condolences” Friday to the families of the victims of a shipwreck that occurred off the coast of Canada, leaving several dead.

Pope Francis condemned the “unjustifiable and deplorable” murder of a young Congolese priest by presumed Islamic terrorists.

German Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office (CDF) warns of a creeping secularism within the Catholic Church, the National Catholic Register reported Friday.

Pope Francis once again appealed for peace between Russia and Ukraine Sunday, amidst continued worrisome reports of Russian military buildup at the border between the two countries.

Pope Francis has warned a Catholic spirituality center in Panama of “temptations” to distort the Gospel message, such as what happened to those who gave way to Marxism in the 1970s.

Pope Francis reflected back on two years of coronavirus pandemic Friday, underscoring the deaths as well as the loss of jobs and essential freedoms.

Pope Francis denounced the “pathologies” of individualism and indifference Thursday in his message for the World Day of the Sick.

ROME — Pope Francis warned against the twin temptations of euthanasia and assisted suicide Wednesday, insisting no one has a “right” to die.

Pope Francis called for renewed efforts at peace Wednesday to counteract the escalation of tensions caused by the Russian military buildup at the border with Ukraine.

Pope Francis denounced the exploitation of women in his message Tuesday for the World Day of Prayer and Reflection Against Human Trafficking.

Pope Francis called attention to the twin evils of human trafficking and female genital mutilation Sunday, urging the international community to “act decisively” to eradicate them.

Pope Francis “forcefully” condemned a terrorist attack at a camp for internally displaced persons in the DR Congo, which claimed the lives of at least 58 people.

Pope Francis celebrated the Second International Day of Human Fraternity Friday, calling on all people of faith to a spirit of universal brotherhood.

Pope Francis has reiterated his support for the Beijing Olympic Games, urging critics to get over their “prejudices and fears.”

Pope Francis raised eyebrows Wednesday by suggesting that unrepentant blasphemers and apostates are part of the “communion of saints.”

Pope Francis has once again called for an end to violence in Myanmar, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 1 military coup with prayers for peace.

Pope Francis met with a delegation from Italy’s internal revenue service Monday, praising them for their work and holding up taxation as a necessary tool for redistribution.

Pope Francis said Sunday that those who seek miracles will never find Jesus but only those who humbly accept him as he is.

Pope Francis offered his congratulations to Sergio Mattarella for his reelection as president of Italy, urging him to “convey serenity” to the country, which approaches its third year in a “state of emergency.”

Pope Francis praised Catholic communicators in the Vatican Friday for their efforts at unmasking “fake news and partial or misleading information about Covid-19 vaccines.”

Pope Francis called for prayers for peace in Ukraine Wednesday, urging the faithful to beg God to intervene so that “dialogue may prevail.”

Pope Francis appealed to parents Wednesday to accompany their children with problems and never to condemn them.

Pope Francis urged the world Wednesday not to forget the atrocities of the Holocaust but to make future generations aware of this “black page of history.”

Pope Francis urged journalists Monday not to portray immigrants in a negative fashion but rather sympathetically as human-interest stories.

Pope Francis told journalists and professional communicators Monday that listening to all voices is essential in order to provide “solid, balanced, and complete information.”

Pope Francis complained of bad preaching Sunday while urging the faithful to always carry a copy of the Bible around with them.

Pope Francis warned Sunday that possible Russian aggression in Ukraine threatens the security of the entire “European continent.”