Pope Francis kisses the encolpion, an icon Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic bishops wear instead of a pectoral cross, as he greets Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, director of external relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, at the end of the pope's general audience May 3, 2023, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

After praying for peace in Ukraine, Pope Francis greets Russian Orthodox official

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Shortly after urging people to pray the rosary for peace and entrusting the people of Ukraine to Mary's care, Pope Francis met briefly with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, director of external relations for the Russian Orthodox Church.

U.S. Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, looks on as Cardinal Luis Ladaria, prefect of the dicastery, speaks to Pope Francis about the work of the Pontifical Biblical Commission during an audience April 20, 2023, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican.

Suffering is a reality to explore, not ignore, Pope Francis says

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Suffering and death are human realities that raise questions people need to ask themselves, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis celebrates the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at Rome's Casal del Marmo prison for minors, April 6, 2023.

Everyone can 'fall,' Pope Francis tells inmates; Jesus wants to save each one

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Jesus never abandons anyone; he has come to save, serve and accompany everyone, Pope Francis told young inmates.

Known as the “Professor of Spacewalking,” Allissa Battocletti Noffke is pictured above at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston training an astronaut in using the tools that are needed during a space mission. An alum of Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis, Battocletti Noffke, 35, also works with Mission Control when American astronauts are in space.

Faith the foundation for spacewalk prof

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The path to Easter is Christ’s Way

The path to Easter is Christ’s Way

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In this final stretch before Easter, let’s return to where we began — looking at the entirety of Christ’s way of being, as an integral whole of truth, goodness and beauty. Any other way risks removing something essential. 

Hearing the Lenten call to conscience

Hearing the Lenten call to conscience

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Pope Francis greets Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during a meeting that also included Hungarian President János Áder at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 12, 2021. The Vatican announced Feb. 27, 2023, that Pope Francis will travel to Hungary April 28-30, 2023.

Pope Francis will travel to Hungary at end of April

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Pope Francis will travel to Hungary April 28-30 where he will meet with government officials, refugees, academic scholars and young people in Budapest, the Vatican announced Feb. 27.

A crown of thorns is pictured during Lent at Jesus the Good Shepherd Church in Dunkirk, Md., April 7, 2022.

A Lenten walk in the fullness of Christ’s Way

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When Christ calls Himself the Way, the Truth and the Life, it raises the question: What does it mean to follow that Way, share that Truth, live that Life?

A Roman Missal is seen on the altar during a traditional Tridentine Mass July 18, 2021, at St. Josaphat Church in the Queens borough of New York City.

Pope Francis clarifies rules limiting celebration of Tridentine Mass

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Diocesan bishops must have Vatican authorization to allow the celebration of the pre-Vatican II Mass in a parish church, to establish a new "personal parish" for devotees of the old Mass or to allow its celebration by a priest ordained after July 2021 when Pope Francis issued rules restricting the celebration, he said.

Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard the flight from Juba, South Sudan, to Rome Feb. 5, 2023.

Arms trade is a 'plague,' Pope Francis says on flight back from Africa

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At the end of six days in African countries bloodied by war and conflict, Pope Francis said that "the biggest plague" afflicting the world today is the weapons trade.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Ndolo airport in Kinshasa, Congo, Feb. 1, 2023.

Pope Francis, in Congo, calls for an 'amnesty of the heart' to build peace

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In a country where most people are Christian and all are suffering from decades of violence and atrocities, Pope Francis told the Congolese to lay down their weapons and their rancor.

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