Pope Francis

Pope Francis called on the people of Myanmar “to keep the faith” and to not allow themselves to be divided amid the conflict brought about by the military coup in the Southeast Asian country.

Pope Francis formally established the new lay ministry of catechist in the Catholic Church in an apostolic letter released on Tuesday, May 11.

Pope Francis prayed for India as the country’s total COVID-19 cases rose by over 400,000 for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday.

Pope Francis invites everyone to celebrate the anniversary of the encyclical Laudato si' to protect "our common home."

Catholic faithful in the Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Bonpara in northwestern Bangladesh joined Pope Francis in the recitation of the Holy Rosary for an end to the coronavirus pandemic.

"The Church is called to go out into the streets of every existential periphery in order to heal wounds and to seek out the straying"

Pope Francis called on Catholics around the world to pray during the month of May for the regulation of financial markets to “protect citizens from its dangers.”

Pope Francis will celebrate Mass with people from Myanmar in Rome on Ascension Sunday, May 16.

Pope Francis took to Twitter to underscore the importance of multilateral diplomacy and cooperation for solutions to the world’s problems.

See Pope Francis and hear his own words from video messages sent to the bishops and people of Brazil, to participants in the International Conference “A Politics Rooted in the People” organised in London, his reflections on the Third Sunday of Easter before reciting the Regina Coeli in St Peter's Square and a thought from his Wednesday General Audience catechesis on vocal prayer.

Pope Francis’s activities in these last seven days (1-8 April) coincide with the Easter Triduum, which was once again celebrated with restrictions in place due to COVID-19. Yet, the health measures did not affect the solemnity of the liturgies.

Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of April 2021, and urges everyone to pray for those fighting to protect people’s fundamental human rights in all parts of the world.

Pope Francis thanked the Filipino faithful for their “witness of strength and trust in God, who never abandons you”

Pope Francis urged people around the world not to give up hope despite all the challenges, including the coronavirus pandemic, in his traditional Easter message “Urbi et Orbi” – to the city and the world.

Pope Francis said on Saturday that he hoped the dark times of the pandemic would end and that people could rediscover “the grace of everyday life.”

Pope Francis urged priests to be humble like Jesus as he began three busy days leading to Easter — all scaled down because of the coronavirus pandemic — with a Holy Thursday Mass.

Pope Francis said he is thinking of the innocent victims of war, everyday violence, and abortion who are “crucified in our time” during the observance of the Holy Week.

Pope Francis called for prayers for the victims of a bomb explosion that wounded at least 19 people at a Catholic church in Indonesia on March 28.

Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Jose F. Advincula of the Archdiocese of Capiz in the central Philippines as the new archbishop of Manila.

Pope Francis this week lauded the “growing climate of inter-religious encounter and dialogue” in Bangladesh as he congratulated the nation on its 50th anniversary of independence.