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Pope Francis publicly thanked the Colombian government Sunday for granting protected status to Venezuelan refugees fleeing the chaos in their home country.

Pope Francis offered an upbeat message Wednesday, urging Christians to live one day at a time sustained by prayer and the grace of God.

Pope Francis has singled out “neo-liberal capitalism” and deregulation of markets as causes of human trafficking despite data that suggest the opposite is true.

Pope Francis said Monday that that the global climate crisis is “much more complex and enduring” than the coronavirus pandemic.

Pope Francis denounced terrorism Monday as a “serious scourge of our time,” while highlighting the root cause of religious extremism.

Pope Francis insisted Monday that health of the soul is as important as physical health, urging authorities to respect religious freedom in their efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Pope Francis reaffirmed the fundamental right to life of unborn human beings in an address Monday to members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See.

A Vatican-based international educational organization that credits Pope Francis as its founder is pushing gender theory in its curriculum, according to a report in Italian media Sunday.

Pope Francis warned Tuesday that globalization risks creating a stultifying uniformity in the world if it fails to respect local diversity and individuality.

ROME — The Vatican’s former doctrinal czar, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, has sharply criticized Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich for his unwillingness to call out President Joe Biden on his support for abortion.

Pope Francis announced Sunday the establishment of a new annual Catholic feast day to underscore the importance of grandparents and the elderly in society.

Pope Francis recalled the Jewish Holocaust Wednesday, warning against evil ideologies that lead to “death, extermination, and brutality.”

The Vatican has called for a “responsible, unprecedented collective response” to the “momentous challenge” of climate change.

Pope Francis urged Christians Sunday to give God’s word pride of place in their lives and in their homes, calling the Bible “a love letter, written to us by the One who knows us best.”

Pope Francis warned of the dangers of misinformation on the Internet Saturday while extolling its contributions to modern communication.

Pope Francis sent a telegram to Iraqi President Barham Salih Thursday offering condolences and prayers for victims of twin suicide bombings that claimed the lives of at least 35 people.

Pope Francis sent a telegram to the archbishop of Madrid to express his condolences after a powerful gas explosion ripped through a residential building in central Madrid on Wednesday, killing four people.

ROME — Pope Francis has sent President Joe Biden a message congratulating him on his inauguration and wishing him well in the exercise of his office.

ROME — The Vatican intervened Wednesday to stop the publication of a statement from the U.S. Bishops sharply criticizing Joe Biden’s policies that directly conflict with Church teaching.

The Vatican announced Wednesday that any journalist wishing to travel aboard the papal flight to Iraq in March must first receive the coronavirus vaccine.

Pope Francis sent his condolences and prayers for victims of the “violent earthquake” that struck Indonesia Friday, killing dozens and injuring hundreds more.

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI will receive the coronavirus vaccine as soon as it becomes available, his personal secretary revealed Tuesday.

Pope Francis has insisted that receiving the coronavirus vaccine is a moral imperative, in apparent contradiction of a statement by the Vatican’s doctrinal office.

Pope Francis sent greetings and prayers to the American people Sunday while urging national reconciliation and the recovery of “democratic values.”

Pope Francis has reached out to the Venezuelan people “sorely tried by the sufferings caused by the scourge of the pandemic” and by “the arrogance of the powerful,” Vatican News reported Thursday.

Pope Francis insisted Wednesday that Christ’s salvation is for all peoples and must be proclaimed to everyone.

Pope Francis has suspended his annual celebration of baptisms in the Vatican this January citing concerns over the coronavirus.

Pope Francis said Sunday he was “pained” to read of wealthy people taking flights to escape new coronavirus lockdown measures at home.

The Vatican has urged greater attention to migrants in the new year, inviting the faithful to see them as people who have been “displaced like Jesus.”

Pope Francis said Friday humanity needs a vaccine for the “heart” along with a vaccine for the coronavirus.

Pope Francis has proclaimed 2021 as a year dedicated to the family, urging greater study of the “ideal of conjugal and family love.”

Pope Francis took advantage of his yearly Christmas message Friday to reiterate his message of inclusiveness, multilateralism, and openness to immigration.

Pope Francis sent a Christmas message to South Sudan’s political leaders this week, inviting them to greater generosity and service of their people.

Pope Francis has again snubbed the Uyghur Muslims in his Christmas blessing Friday, calling attention to suffering and injustice around the world while omitting any reference to those suffering under China’s Communist regime.

Pope Francis has given the poor and homeless of the city of Rome an unusual Christmas present: 4,000 free coronavirus tests.

Pope Francis has written a Christmas letter to the people of Lebanon, sending condolences for their sufferings while wishing them hope and peace.