In 1374, St. Catherine of Siena's hometown experienced an outbreak of the bubonic plague. What can we learn from this great saint and her approach to life? ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Francis' homily given on Divine Mercy Sunday at the Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia, a church in Rome. ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Francis' Easter message "to the city and to the world" given on April 12, 2020, at the Vatican. ...read more

Read the full text of the homily delivered by Pope Francis at the Easter Vigil in St. Peter's Basilica on April 11, 2020. ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Francis' homily given in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday 2020. ...read more

Read this reflection on Austen Ivereigh's new interview with Pope Francis and how we are called to approach this time of crisis with creativity. ...read more

Pope Francis and others at the Vatican have been taking practical measures to help those affected by COVID-19. Matteo gives us the view from Rome. ...read more

Read the full text of the homily given by Pope Francis for Palm Sunday 2020 in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. ...read more

We publish below the text of the Video Message that the Holy Father Francis sent, as we approach the beginning of Holy Week, as a sign of closeness to Italian families and the world in this time of pandemic: ...read more

Read the full text of the homily given by Pope Francis before the extraordinary "urbi et orbi" blessing for a world suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. ...read more