By Cindy Wooden https://youtu.be/XowAqos2lLY In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis says he will give an extraordinary blessing "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) at 6pm Rome time on 27 March. The formal blessing -- usually given only immediately after a new pope's election and on Christmas and Easter -- carries with it a plenary indulgence for all wh...

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This year the Lord grants us, once again, a favourable time to prepare to celebrate with renewed hearts the great mystery of the death and resurrection of Jesus, the cornerstone of our personal and communal Christian life. We must continually return to this mystery in mind and heart, for it will continue to grow within us in the measure that we are open to its spiritual power and respond with freedom and generosity.

With fake news becoming ever more sophisticated, Pope Francis said people need the wisdom, courage and patience to discern and embrace constructive stories.

The loss of the Papal States and the declaration of Rome as the capital of a united Italy 150 years ago was a “providential” event that changed the city and the church, Pope Francis has said.

Bitter or boring evangelisers will not help the Gospel or the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has said this week.

Jesus healed people of all sorts of physical ailments, but he always started with the essential – forgiving their sins, Pope Francis has said recently.

Hope is the virtue needed to approach the coming year, especially when the looming threat of war surrounds a humanity scarred by violence, Pope Francis has said.

The devil is real and is so jealous of Jesus and the salvation Jesus offers that he tries everything he can to divide people and make them attack each other, Pope Francis has this week said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves The Catholic Church must follow Jesus' command to preach the Gospel to every person, otherwise it will not fulfil its mission of bearing witness to Christ, Pope Francis said. In an excerpt of a new book-length interview published on 4 November by Fides, news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, the Holy Father said the phrase he uses – "a Chu...

Every Christian is called to be a missionary, sharing the good news of salvation in Christ and making disciples for him, not for oneself or one’s clique of like-minded believers, Pope Francis said.