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Seated in the chapel of his Vatican residence because of a cold, Pope Francis gives his usual Sunday reflection on the day's Gospel reading before leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer by video with people gathered in St. Peter's Square Dec. 22, 2024.
December 24, 2024

Pope Francis, suffering a cold, focuses on mothers and children before Christmas

Leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer from inside the chapel of his residence because of a cold, Pope Francis nevertheless blessed the baby Jesus figurines children and adults will put in their Nativity scenes -- and he brought one of his own as well.

Pope Francis and a child smile from the popemobile as they ride around St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Oct. 18, 2023.

Iraqi police intercepted terrorists planning to assassinate him, Pope Francis says

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On Pope Francis' 88th birthday, two major newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean published two different excerpts from his new book on hope.

Concelebrants process before Pope Francis at the beginning of Mass on Gaudete Sunday in Austerlitz Square in Ajaccio, France, Dec. 15, 2024.
December 16, 2024

Pope Francis praises popular piety during first-ever papal Mass in Corsica

As Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate Mass on the French island of Corsica Dec. 15, the usual excitement of an open-air Mass with the pope was combined with the flair and pageantry of a Renaissance fair.

December 16, 2024
Pope Francis says goodbye to the people playing Mary, Jesus and Joseph in a living Nativity scene at Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major Dec. 14, 2024.

Nativity scenes are reminder of Lord's love and tenderness, Pope Francis says

Making his customary visit to the Rome Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray before his trip to the French island of Corsica, Pope Francis also met and prayed with dozens of actors staging a living Nativity scene.

Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speak with the help of a priest translating for them as they meet in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Dec. 12, 2024.

Pope Francis, Palestinian president meet at Vatican

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As the fighting in Gaza drags on, Pope Francis welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the Vatican.

December 11, 2024
Pope Francis talks to visitors during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Dec. 11, 2024.

Hope is an 'active virtue' that makes good things happen, Pope Francis says

The "most beautiful gift" the Catholic Church and its members can give the world is a reason to live with hope, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis holds a consistory at the Vatican July 1, 2024, with cardinals living in Rome to approve the canonization of several sainthood candidates.

Vatican launches virtual College of Cardinals 'dashboard'

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Anyone interested in Catholic Church can now see a detailed, interactive breakdown of the body that will elect the next pope.

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, watches as workers remove a box that had been cemented into the Holy Door at the basilica at the end of the Jubilee of Mercy in 2016 during a ceremony Dec. 2, 2024. The box was removed in preparation for Pope Francis opening the Holy Door Dec. 24.

Preparations begin for opening Holy Doors at Vatican, Rome basilicas

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Hours after the last visitors and pilgrims left St. Peter's Basilica for the day, a chisel clanged and dust flew as a group of prelates chanted their prayers before a simple wall marked with a cross.

Pope Francis speaks to members of the Synod of Bishops on synodality after they approved their final document Oct. 26, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Final synod document is magisterial, must be accepted, Pope Francis says

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Doubling down on the centrality of synodality in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said that it is now up to local churches to accept and implement proposals from the final document approved the Synod of Bishops on synodality.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, speaks during a summit on peace in Ukraine held in Stansstad, Switzerland, June 16, 2024.

Cardinal Parolin warns war in Ukraine could spiral out of control

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The situation in Ukraine is very "worrisome" and could spiral out of control, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.

Carlo Acutis is pictured in an undated photo.

Pope Francis says he'll canonize Acutis, Frassati, host meeting on child's rights

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Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican will host a world meeting on the rights of the child Feb. 3.

Pope Francis welcomes Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, to a private meeting at the Vatican Nov. 20, 2024.

Pope Francis meets Ukrainian first lady, decries war as 'shameful tragedy'

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With Ukraine's first lady seated in the front row, Pope Francis told people at his general audience that it is "a shameful tragedy for all humanity" that Russia's war on Ukraine has lasted more than 1,000 days.

Accompanied by her children, Yahel and Naveh, Adi Shoham holds a poster of her husband, Tal Shoham, 39, during a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican Nov. 14, 2024. The Shoham family had been among those taken hostage by Palestinian militants Oct. 7, 2023.

Pope Francis meets Israeli citizens freed from captivity in Gaza

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Pope Francis met with a group of Israelis and their family members who were freed after being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas and other Palestinian militants.

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