Before concluding the Mass in Matera, Pope Francis prayed his Sunday Angelus. The Pope also joined in prayer for the eight people kidnapped in Cameroon.
The Pope characterized his trip to Kazakhstan to participate in the Congress of Leaders of World Religions as a “pilgrimage of dialogue and peace.”
El Papa define su viaje a Kazajistán para participar en el Congreso de Líderes de las Religiones del Mundo como una "peregrinación de diálogo y de paz"
After the Angelus, the Pope asked for prayers for Nicaragua, where nine priests are currently detained.
Although Pope Francis usually only prays the Angelus in St. Peter's Square on Sundays, he also did so for the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. He took this opportunity to explain the meaning of Mary's Magnificat to pilgrims.
After praying the Angelus in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis turned his attention to the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, where more than 750,000 have been internally displaced due to severe drought.
Pope Francis praised the departure of the first ships loaded with grain from Ukrainian ports since the start of the war.
Her name was Sister Luisa Dell'Orto, and she belonged to the Little Sisters of the Gospel.
The Pope reflected on the Gospel story of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish on Corpus Christi Sunday at the Angelus.
The Pope publicly apologized to the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square for indefinitely postponing his trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan
“War is the denial of God's dream,” he said during the praying of the Regina Coeli in St. Peter's Square.
El pontífice pide un corredor humanitario los civiles atrapados en la acería de Mariúpol.
As many as 100,000 people remain trapped in the Ukrainian city.
The Pope ended a week dedicated to totally denouncing the atrocities of war and praying for peace.
The Pope referenced a recent visit he made to a Roman hospital to visit children who escaped Ukraine.
The Pope gave his strongest condemnation of the war yet at the Angelus.
El Papa pronunció su más enérgica condena a la guerra hasta ahora en el Ángelus.
The Pope was visibly concerned about the situation. He thanked those helping refugees and journalists endangering their lives in Ukraine to prevent disinformation.
He is calling for humanitarian corridors for refugees.
The Pope shared an instance of the small yet heroic gestures healthcare workers perform to show their closeness to their patients.
The Pope raised awareness about forced female circumcisions, and spoke ahead of the Church's Day of Prayer against Human Trafficking.
“Those who pursue their own interests, to the detriment of others, disregard their human vocation,” says the Pope.
Sever flooding have left thousands of people homeless throughout the country.
“I wish that social harmony may return as soon as possible through the pursuit of dialogue, justice and the common good,” says the Pope.
