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.

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.

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.

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. 

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 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?

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.

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, 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.