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Pope Francis has authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the decree on a miraculous healing attributed to the…

Following the release on Tuesday of an independent report commissioned by the French Bishops and religious on sexual abuse in the Church, the Director of the Holy See Press Office says that Pope Francis’s thoughts and prayers go “first to the victims” who have suffered and have had the courage to speak out.

Pope Francis encourages the bishops, priests, and religious of Slovakia to work for a humble Church in the freedom of the Gospel, the creativity of faith, and in dialogue that promotes unity.

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued the following statement on the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

The Genesis Foundation announces a concert dedicated to the memory of Saint John Henry Newman.

With a new Apostolic Letter issued “motu proprio,” Pope Francis establishes the lay ministry of catechist, intended to respond to an urgent need for the evangelisation of the modern world, and undertaken in a “secular” manner, avoiding clericalisation.

Pope Francis inaugurates the Marathon of Prayer for an end to the pandemic on Saturday by leading the faithful in the Holy Rosary from St Peter’s Basilica.

On Friday, three priests and seven lay people who were killed for their faith in Guatemala become “blesseds”. Bishop Rosolino Bianchetti of Quiché recalls their example of courage and faith in an interview with Vatican News, highlighting that it is a source of inspiration for the people of Guatemala.

At the Regina Coeli on Easter Monday, Pope Francis speaks of the angel’s appearance and the proclamation of Christ’s Resurrection, noting that in finding the Risen Christ we discover peace of heart.

“Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?” is the title of a book by the Vatican Dicastery for Communication. It contains images and texts that illustrate the gestures and words of Pope Francis at the extraordinary “Urbi et Orbi” prayer service and blessing under coronavirus lockdown on March 27, 2020. The volume also features some of the Pope’s own thoughts and feelings during the “Statio Orbis”, as per this conversation with Fr. Lucio Adrian Ruiz, Secretary of the Dicastery.