- Pope Francis: The desire for ‘eternal youth’ and ‘unlimited wellbeing’ is delusional conceitPope Francis at the general audience on Aug. 10, 2022 / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Aug 10, 2022 / 04:48 am (CNA). Pope Francis said Wednesday that it is “delusional” to try to stop the natural passage of time in pursuit of “eternal youth” and “unlimited wellbeing.”Speaking at his live-streamed general audience on Aug. ... read more
- Cardinal Tomko, oldest living cardinal, dead at 98Cardinal Jozef Tomko in 2018 at a shrine on Mount Zvir, above the village of Litmanová, Slovakia. / Sirocan69 via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0 Rome Newsroom, Aug 8, 2022 / 04:53 am (CNA). Cardinal Jozef Tomko died early Monday morning in Rome at the age of 98. At the time of his ... read more
- Pope Francis: Put your trust in God and his care for youPope Francis gives his weekly Angelus address Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Aug 7, 2022 / 06:10 am (CNA). “Do not be afraid — this is the certainty that your hearts should be attached to,” Pope Francis said. ... read more
- Ahead of trip to Kazakhstan, Pope Francis meets with Russian Orthodox Metropolitan AnthonyPope Francis meets with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk at the Vatican, August 5, 2022 / Vatican media CNA Newsroom, Aug 5, 2022 / 08:22 am (CNA). Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, the new head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for External Church Relations, met with Pope Francis today. ... read more
- Pope Francis calls on young people to turn to Jesus like Blessed Carlo AcutisPope Francis speaking to participants of an Italian youth camp on August 5, 2022 / Vatican media CNA Newsroom, Aug 5, 2022 / 07:13 am (CNA). Pope Francis told young Catholics on Friday that Jesus is not just a moral precept but a person and a great friend. ... read more
- This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for August 2022Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address in St. Peter's Square, July 31, 2022. / Vatican Media Denver Newsroom, Aug 4, 2022 / 15:12 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has asked the Catholic Church to pray for small businesses during the month of August. ... read more
- Pope Francis appoints nurse as his ‘personal health care assistant’Pope Francis greets the crowd in a wheelchair at his general audience, Aug. 3, 2022. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Aug 4, 2022 / 09:40 am (CNA). The Vatican announced Thursday that Pope Francis has appointed a “personal health care assistant.” ... read more
- Pope Francis calls for ‘justice and truth’ on Beirut blast anniversaryPope Francis speaks during his general audience in Paul VI Hall on Aug. 3, 2022. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Aug 3, 2022 / 05:05 am (CNA). Pope Francis prayed Wednesday for “justice and truth” in Lebanon ahead of the second anniversary of the deadly Beirut port explosion. “My thoughts are with ... read more
- Pope Francis: Canada is ‘writing a new page’ in Church’s relationship with indigenous peoplesPope Francis walked with a cane into Paul VI Hall for his Wednesday audience on Aug. 3, 2022. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Aug 3, 2022 / 03:05 am (CNA). The pope said that his visit to Canada was "a different journey” from the other international trips of his pontificate. ... read more
- Pope Francis to Medjugorje youth festival: ‘Follow the example of Mary’The Church of St. James in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. / Miropink/Shutterstock. Vatican City, Aug 2, 2022 / 09:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis has urged the thousands of young people gathered at Medjugorje this week to follow the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who leads us closer to Christ. ... read more
- Pope Francis to visit Kazakhstan in SeptemberMap of Kazakhstan. / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 1, 2022 / 05:05 am (CNA). The pope will attend the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan. ... read more
- Coveting wealth and possessions blind us to the ‘true goods of life,’ Pope Francis saysPope Francis reflected on the dangers of coveting wealth and possessions during his Angelus reflection in St. Peter's Square in Rome on July 31, 2022. / Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 31, 2022 / 06:32 am (CNA). Covetousness is the “unbridled greed for possessions, always desiring to be rich,” the pope ... read more
- Pope Francis on birth control: Can the teaching of the Church on contraception change?Pope Francis speaks during an in-flight press conference from Malta, April 3, 2022. / Vatican Media. Rome Newsroom, Jul 30, 2022 / 04:38 am (CNA). Can the Church’s teaching on birth control change? During Pope Francis’ return flight from Canada, a journalist asked him about the possibility of a development in the ... read more
- Pope Francis says he has ‘said all he has to say’ in 2019 letter to German Catholics about the ‘Synodal Way’Pope Francis speaking with journalists on the papal plane on July 30. / Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Jul 30, 2022 / 02:22 am (CNA). The latest Vatican intervention against the German "Synodal Way" was published by the Secretariat of State, but he himself has said “everything he had to say” in his ... read more
- Pope Francis: ‘The Lord will say’ when it is time to retirePope Francis speaking to journalists on the flight from Canada to Rome, Italy on July 30, 2022 / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jul 30, 2022 / 01:47 am (CNA). Pope Francis said Saturday that he is “open” to the possibility of retiring if he discerns that it is God’s will. ... read more
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Vatican confirms Pope Francis will travel to Kazakhstan in September
Pope Francis will travel to Kazakhstan from September 13-15 to participate in the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, the Vatican confirmed on August 1.
