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Despite laws, the Himalayan nation is home to 5.3 million child brides, says UNICEF

In reference to the testimony of a young nun suffering from demonic possession who said that the devil said he hated the pope, the Holy Father said that, as a Christian, he would expect that.

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Apr 5, 2023 / 09:53 am Pope Francis has offered advice for how to have a fruitful Holy Week, urging people to focus on the essentials and look to the cross as the source of hope. In his last…

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Apr 6, 2023 / 03:50 am On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis presided over a Chrism Mass at which more than 1,880 priests, bishops, and cardinals renewed the promises made at their ordinations. Pope…

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 17, 2023 / 04:30 am In his message for Lent 2023, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to listen to what Jesus wants to tell them through the Scriptures and through others. Using the story of…

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Feb 15, 2023 / 04:00 am The beatification date has been announced for Józef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children, who were killed by the Nazis for hiding a Jewish family in their home in…

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Feb 15, 2023 / 06:10 am Pope Francis said Wednesday that Christians are called to bring the Gospel into the world without becoming worldly. “For the Church, falling into worldliness is the worst…

By Jude Atemanke Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, Dec 9, 2022 / 12:05 pm Six months after the Pentecost Sunday attack on St. Francis Xavier Owo Catholic Parish in Ondo Diocese, which left 39 Catholic worshipers killed and more than 80 injured,…