Today we will listen to the “magna carta” of evangelization in the contemporary world: Saint Paul VI’s Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Nuntiandi. ...read more

In today's General Audience, Pope Francis highlighted the role of lay people in the apostolic mission of the Church. ...read more

Pope Francis stands in the great door of St. Peter's Basilica, looking out into the rainy, empty Square. He's decked in a humeral veil, hoisting a monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament. Though rarely a solitary figure, this time he's all alone. ...read more

What is the "Pope Francis legacy?" Ten years in, we can start asking the question. ...read more

As we celebrate 10 years of Pope Francis, our minds go back to the evening of March 13, 2013, when he first appeared on the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica. ...read more

"The mission of the Church is 'an epiphany, or a manifesting of God’s decree, and its fulfilment in the world and in world history.'" ...read more

Join us in prayer for the intentions entrusted to us by Pope Francis. ...read more

Pope Francis gave the homily at the Holy Mass with Blessing and Imposition of Ashes on Ash Wednesday. He said that “the rite of the imposition of ashes exhorts us to return to the truth about ourselves and to return to God and to our brothers and sisters.” Read the full text of his homily below: ...read more

In today’s General Audience, Pope Francis reflected on the Holy Spirit as “the protagonist of the proclamation” of the Gospel in the time of the Apostles and today. Read the full text below: Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! In our catechetical itinerary on the passion for evangelizing, today we start from the ...read more

In his message for Lent 2023, Pope Francis reflected on the Transfiguration of Our Lord and the “’retreat’ on Mount Tabor” as an image of the Church’s journey to Easter as well as of the synodal path. The Holy Father said that “Lent leads to Easter: the ‘retreat’ is not an end in itself, but ...read more