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Pope Francis looks ahead to the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 2025

In an ecumenical meeting with a Lutheran delegation on Monday, Pope Francis pointed to the upcoming 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea as a source of unity between Christians.
Pope Francis asks Catholics to offer their sufferings for Christian unity

Pope Francis has asked Catholics to offer up their sufferings this week for Christian unity. During his Sunday Angelus address, the pope called on people to participate in the upcoming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity taking place January 18-25.
Pope Francis: The Holy Spirit reforms the Church through the saints

Pope Francis said Saturday that it takes saints to reform the Church and for this each Catholic is called to a deeper “second conversion.”
Vatican announces 'Pilgrims of Hope' as motto for Holy Year 2025

Pope Francis approved "Pilgrims of Hope" as the motto for the Holy Year 2025.
Pope: Synodality about listening to the Spirit, not a 'majority consensus'

The synodal process is a path of engagement that makes room for the Holy Spirit, and not a "majority consensus like a parliament" to guide the universal church, Pope Francis said.
Pope pops by his favorite record store to say 'hello'

Pope Francis took an evening ride in a white Fiat 500 to visit a record store he used to go to when in Rome as a cardinal.
Pope, cardinal offer condolences to victims of Bronx fire that killed 17

Pope Francis issued condolences to families of those killed in a Jan. 9 apartment building blaze in the Bronx that killed 17 people, including eight children.
Preserve Christian identity received at baptism, pope says

Before baptizing 16 babies in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Francis reminded parents and godparents of their responsibility to care for and preserve the Christian identity the infants were about to receive.
Pope Francis appeals for end to violence in Kazakhstan

Pope Francis appealed on Sunday for an end to violence that has claimed dozens of lives in Kazakhstan.
Mom says son’s impromptu encounter with Pope Francis led to ‘miracle’

It was one of the viral Vatican moments of 2021: a boy in a black tracksuit, spectacles, and a face mask spontaneously walking up to greet Pope Francis in the middle of a general audience.
Pope Francis’ advice to Christian business executives

Pope Francis on Friday offered advice to business leaders who want to live out the Gospel in the workplace, where he said “the Church needs your witness.”
Pope Francis at Epiphany Mass: Let us adore Christ like the Magi

On the Solemnity of the Epiphany, Pope Francis encouraged people to spend time in the presence of Christ in adoration, like the Magi. “Let us never forget this: the journey of faith finds renewed strength and fulfillment only when it is made in the presence of God,” Pope Francis said in St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6.
Pope Francis receives manifesto challenging German ‘Synodal Way’

Pope Francis on Wednesday received a manifesto, backed by almost 6,000 Catholics, challenging the German “Synodal Way.”
Pope Francis’ January 2022 prayer intention is for victims of religious persecution

For the first month of 2022, Pope Francis has asked Catholics to pray for those facing religious discrimination and persecution. In a video appeal released Jan. 4, the pope called religious persecution “inhuman” and “insane.”
Pope Francis at the Angelus: God wants to live with us and in us

Speaking at the Angelus on Jan. 2, the pope described Christmas as an invitation to see the world from God’s perspective.
Though problems abound, God-given hope never fails, pope says

Christian hope grants those who suffer the assurance that God does not abandon his people in their time of need, Pope Francis said.
On New Year's, pope says a mature faith is realistic, but hope-filled

As Catholics begin a new year contemplating the motherhood of Mary, they should be inspired not to let problems weaken their faith or prevent them from helping others grow, Pope Francis said.
Vatican pays tribute to 22 church workers murdered in 2021

In situations of extreme poverty, war or civil tensions, 22 Catholic church workers were murdered in 2021, according to Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Pope Francis: Pray for peace in the family

Pope Francis said Church and society need to defend and support the family, and he asked families to pray together every day for the gift of peace.
Pope Francis: Ask for St. Joseph’s courage to trust in God’s plan

St. Joseph, who protected his family from the persecution of King Herod, teaches us how to respond to our difficulties with courage and to trust in God’s plan, Pope Francis said on Wednesday.

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