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Bishops' conferences from around the world welcomed the publication of the “Instrumentum laboris,” the document that will guide discussions at the upcoming General Assembly of the Synod.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican on 21 June, his first time since being re-elected President in 2022.

Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Balestrero, former Apostolic Nuncio to the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the Vatican's representative to the United Nations Office and Specialised Agencies in Geneva, the World Trade Organisation and the International Organisation for Migration.

Cardinal Tagle speaks to Vatican Media about his recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo as the Pope's Special Envoy to the country’s National Eucharistic Congress. The Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelisation emphasises the richness of the witness of Christians in the African country who,...

The Relator General of the Synod, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J., speaks with Vatican News about the newly published “Instrumentum laboris” for the upcoming General Assembly of the Synod, saying the document is meant to inspire participants to continue the journey of synodality together with the whole People of God.

At the conclusion of last Sunday's Angelus, Pope Francis reminded the world that Tuesday 20 June marks the United Nations World Refugee Day.

The General Secretariat of the Synod publishes the “Instrumentum laboris”, the document that will guide the work of the two-part General Assembly that will meet in Rome in October 2023 and October 2024.

June 20 marks the UN World Refugee Day with the focus this year on "Hope away from Home. A world where refugees are always included." It's a theme the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) holds dear as well: integrating refugees and helping them contribute to their host countries, a win-win scenario.

Pope Francis receives President Díaz-Canel Bermúdez of Cuba and his entourage in private audience in the Vatican.

In a message addressed to participants in the Vatican Observatory’s Summer School of Astrophysics, the Pope reflects on new scientific tools that reveal new astronomical discoveries and invites them to always be inspired by the love for truth.

Pope Francis meets with the Canons Regular of the Lateran celebrating the bicentenary of their foundation. He recommends they follow "four stars" in their apostolate: prayer, community, sharing everything in common, and service to the Church.

In a new Apostolic Letter released on the day he would have turned 400, Pope Francis praises the “brilliant and inquisitive mind” of the French thinker Blaise Pascal.

Pope Francis sends a message of greetings to the Rome-based daily newspaper, Il Messaggero, as it marks 145 years since its establishment. In it, he looks ahead to the 2025 Jubilee year, an event that reaches out from Rome to the rest of the world.

Continue your efforts to contribute to a revival of faith in, and love for, the Holy Eucharist, Pope Francis insists as he thanks American members of the Committee preparing for the forthcoming National Eucharistic Congress in the United States.

Pope Francis gives thanks for the closeness of the Lord, who like a father, takes us by the hand when we fall and struggle, and he encourages the faithful to trust in him and perform works of love and hope. He expresses his profound gratitude to all for the prayerful support when he was in hospital.

The Bishops of the United States conclude their Spring Plenary Assembly with a votes on the advancement of the causes of five 19th century martyrs of charity; while also discussing the upcoming National Eucharist Congress, this year’s World Youth Day in Lisbon, and the ongoing Synod on Synodality.

As the Catholic bishops of the United States gather for two days of meetings and votes, the Apostolic Nuncio stresses the importance of encounter, listening, and mission.

The lead convenor of Love Our Pope Movement (LOPM) International in the Philippines shares the goal of the association: to mobilize the Catholic faithful people and reach out to all institutions to offer support to Pope Francis and to every Successor of St. Peter.

Pope Francis returns to the Vatican on Friday morning after he is discharged from the Gemelli Policlinic hospital following his hernia-related surgery on 7 June, making his usual detour to pray before the Blessed Mother at Santa Maria Maggiore, and a private visit to greet some nuns.

With a call to honour and never abandon grandparents, Pope Francis issues Message for 3rd World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on 23 July. The 86-year-old Pope instituted the Day in 2021, to be held the fourth Sunday in July, close to the feast of Jesus' grandparents, Saints Joachim and Anne.

Pope Francis makes a surprise return visit to Gemelli Hospital's Paediatric Oncology and Child Neurosurgery Ward on the tenth floor of the Gemelli Hospital, adjacent to the suite where he is convalescing.

Pope Francis is expected to be discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital tomorrow, Friday, morning, following his recent abdominal surgery to repair a hernia and remove internal scar tissues, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, confirms.

The Archdiocese of Bangalore provides refuge and support to a group of school, college students and working youth displaced due to escalating ethnic tensions and violence in the Manipur valley. They are assisted by Fr. James Beipei SJ, a Manipuri Priest in Bangalore.

Doctors expect Pope Francis to be discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital in the days to come, as his clinical picture proceeds regularly, without complications, says the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, as he offers the latest, post-surgical update.

The third National Eucharistic Congress in the Democratic Republic of Congo came to a close on Sunday, Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ.

The Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelisation, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, comments on Pope Francis' Message for the Seventh World Day of the Poor, which this year will be celebrated on 19 November.

The Ancient Church of the East, which traces its origins to the earliest days of Christianity, celebrates the appointment of Mar Georges III Younan as Patriarch.

A new book on Vatican media outreach has just been published. The volume in Italian, entitled 'From the Council to the Web. Vatican Communication and the Turning Point of Reform', is by Angelo Scelzo who possessed key roles in Vatican communication for decades.

The satellite carrying the nanobook with the words of hope by Pope Francis given in St. Peter's Square in 2020, when humanity was facing the most acute phase of the pandemic, has departed from California's Vanderberg base. Once in orbit, the Cubesat made by the Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy, will broadcast excerpts of the Pope's messages of hope,...

Doctors say Pope Francis' blood test results are normal and his recovery is proceeding well, the Director of the Holy See Press Office reports.