Pope: “If I were to resign, I would remain in Rome as Bishop emeritus” In an interview with Televisa Univision’s streaming service ViX, Pope Francis discusses his health and the possibility of resigning, as well as the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the fight against abuse of minors. “I have no intention of resigning,

Pope to take usual July slowdown of activities As is customary, with the exception of his Apostolic Visit to Canada later in the month and Sunday Angeluses, Pope Francis will take his usual July break from most activities and General Audiences. By Deborah Castellano Lubov Pope Francis will take his usual July break from most

I will appoint women to Dicastery for Bishops – Pope Francis In the third part of his interview with the Reuters news agency, Pope Francis shares his plans to expand the role of women in the Roman Curia, and announces his intention to appoint two women to the Dicastery that assists the Pontiff in the

Pope Francis respects US Supreme court decision and condemns abortion In a wide-ranging interview with American journalist Philip Pullela of Reuters, Pope Francis covers topics such as the recent US Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the possibility of resigning, the decision to postpone his planned Apostolic Visit to South Sudan and the Democratic

Pope welcomes French translation of book on Congolese Missal Pope Francis writes the preface to the French translation of the book “Pope Francis and the Roman Missal for Dioceses in Zaire”, written by Sister Rita Mboshu Kongo and edited by the Vatican Publishing House. By Lisa Zengarini Pope Francis has penned the preface for a

Pope: ‘Family love is a vocation and path to holiness’ Pope Francis reminds the faithful that The Tenth World Meeting of Families is scheduled to take place in Rome this week. By Linda Bordoni Pope Francis on Sunday reminded Catholics that the Tenth World Meeting of Families (#WMOF22) will kick off in Rome on Wednesday,

Vatican confirms new translation of prayer of absolution Philip Kosloski – published on 06/10/22 The new English translation of the prayer of absolution will be implemented starting in 2023 in the United States. During the USCCB’s Spring Assembly in 2021, among the many actions approved by the bishops was “a new translation of the Order

Nigeria: Pope prays for victims of Catholic church attack in Ondo Pope Francis expresses his closeness to the Bishop and faithful of the Diocese of Ondo where a deadly attack on Pentecost Sunday claimed the lives of 50 Catholic faithful. By Vatican News staff writer Pope Francis has sent a telegram conveying his sorrow at

Pope Francis: ‘I want to go to Ukraine, but at the right moment’ Pope Francis expresses his desire to go to Ukraine as soon as possible but says his visit must not do more harm than good. He was speaking to around 160 school children from Italy as part of the “Children’s Train” initiative. By

Pope laments terrorist attack on Catholic Church in Nigeria Pope Francis expresses his condolences for the victims of a terror attack on a Catholic Church in Nigeria’s southwestern Ondo State which killed over 50 people, including several children. By Devin Watkins & Salvatore Cernuzio As the Church celebrated Pentecost Sunday, gunmen entered St. Francis Xavier