Pope Francis makes the feast of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska an optional memorial for the universal Church, celebrated on 5 October. By Vatican News The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments issued a decree on Monday, 18…
Featured Image: Pope Francis recites the "Regina Coeli" in front of an image of Mary and the child Jesus at the end of Mass May 12, 2020, in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. (Credit: CNS…
The International Day of Families is held annually on 15 May. It all started in 1994 when the United Nations proclaimed the first International Year of Families as a response to changing social and economic structures, which have affected and…
Vatican City, May 12, 2020 / 06:30 am MT (CNA).- The coronavirus crisis has shown that governments need to invest more in health care and employ more nurses, Pope Francis said Tuesday. In a message marking International Nurses Day, the pope said…
Teachers' Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers, and may include celebrations to honor them for their special contributions in a particular field area, or the community in general. The idea of celebrating Teachers' Day took root…
In view of the 5th anniversary of the publication of the Encyclical Laudato si', Pope Francis recorded a video message. In it, he addresses Catholic communities around the world. “What kind of world do we want to leave to those who…
International Nurses' Day is celebrated around the world each year on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. The Pope has spoken about the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife in a sermon to thousands of pilgrims in St Peter’s Square,…
Featured Image: Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta May 8, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Vatican City, May 8, 2020 / 04:00 am MT (CNA).- We must learn to let ourselves be consoled by Jesus…
Vatican City, May 6, 2020 / 09:30 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis Wednesday advanced the sainthood causes of five men and women, including an Italian teenager who died of a brain tumor in 2009, declaring them “venerable.” After a May…
During Mass at the Casa Santa Marta Pope Francis prays for all those who work in the media in this time of pandemic and reflects on Jesus as the light who brings us out of darkness. At the beginning of…