Pope Francis on Sunday told soldiers, police and other law enforcement officials from around the world that armed force can only be used for legitimate defense and must always respect international law.

Reprinted by permission of National Catholic Reporter En route to Marseille, France, to headline a September 2023 migration conference, Pope Francis was speaking to reporters when he offered unsolicited praise for El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz and his strong support of migrants and refugees.

Two bottles of Kentucky bourbon autographed by Pope Francis have brought in thousands of dollars for charity. The plan was concocted by the Rev. Jim Sichko, a Kentucky-based Roman Catholic

Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations of migrants, warning that the forceful removal of people purely because of their illegal status deprives them of their inherent dignity and “will end badly.

People were born to help communities thrive, not to kill others, Pope Francis said. “Please let’s pray for peace, let’s do penance for peace,” he said during his general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall Feb.

From L’Osservatore Romano Andrea Monda Like joy, hope is a good that inevitably pushes one towards sharing; it could even be said that hope exists inasmuch as it is shared. Pope Francis made a clear affirmation on this point: “Hope is always a community project”.

Pope Francis has urged U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to "narratives" that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffer

Pope Francis showed slight improvement in laboratory tests Monday and resumed some work activities, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in touch with since the war there began, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis remained in critical condition as the Vatican called senior church officials in Rome to a special saying of the rosary in St. Peter’s Square.

Daily evening prayers will be held for Pope Francis at the Vatican's St. Peter's Square as he remains hospitalized in Rome, Italy, for a complex lung infection.

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