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“Urbi et Orbi” means “To the City [of Rome] and to the World.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and other special occasions.

“Helping each other, even through simple human gestures, springs from a noble heart, and Jesus today wishes to teach us and encourage us to have this "nobility of heart," said Pope Francis.

Pope Francis is touched by the many messages received and expresses his gratitude for the closeness and prayer.

Pope Francis urged the scientists and experts from the world of technology to work for the ethical use of artificial intelligence, on Monday in the Vatican.

Meeting in the Vatican with a group of parishioners from Rho, in the Milan Archdiocese, Pope Francis highlights the importance of walking together as brothers and sisters, during his audience on Saturday.

“Water must never be the object of waste or abuse, or provide the grounds for war, but must be preserved for our benefit and that of future generations,” Pope Francis says.

Sixteen young persons will be chosen for the 2023 batch so as to enhance their potential to communicate their faith through digital media.

Pope Francis offered his closeness to the victims of Ecuador’s earthquake during his Angelus on Sunday.

Pope Francis offered his closeness to the victims of the Freddy Cyclone in Malawi during his General Audience on Wednesday. Pope Francis prayed for the dead, the injured and the displaced due to Cyclone Freddy.

Pope Francis named Nigerian Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu to be the Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelization, and the New Particular Churches on Wednesday.

"Ten years have passed," Italian bishops wrote, "since that 'good evening' which introduced you to the Church and to the whole world. From that moment, your words and your gestures have continued to move hearts, to surprise, to speak to each and every one of us."

Pope Francis renewed the Council of Cardinals, also known as ‘C9,’ on Tuesday due to the expiration of the previous council's mandate.

Pope Francis met with the priests, deacons, seminarians, and staff from Saint Mary's Seminary in Cleveland, Ohio, celebrating their seminary's 175th founding anniversary and encouraged them to listen to the Lord, walk together, and offer witness as the Church in its synodal journey and their journey for ordination.

Pope Francis urged the editors and staff of the Italian TV program, In His Image (A Sua Immagine) in a private audience on Saturday, to ‘globalize’ solidarity, not indifference, and praised for highlighting many Gospel witnesses with their experiences of life and service.

"Christ is our future" is the motto that will accompany Pope Francis' 41st Apostolic Journey abroad, which will take him to Budapest, Hungary, from 28 to 30 April.

Pope Francis expressed his condolences and prayers for the victims of train crash in Greece, in which 36 people died and over 85 were injured.

Pope Francis plans to journey to Hungary from 28 to 30 April, according to the statement from the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, announced on Monday. This Papal visit will mark Pope's 41st journey abroad.

Pope Francis prayed for those who died, those who were missing, and the survivors of the migrants shipwreck near Crotone on the Calabrian coast during the bad weather on Sunday early morning.

The Pope said that the ashes reminds us of who we are, recalling the “essential truth of our lives: that the Lord alone is God and we are the work of His hands.”

Pope Francis called Lent and the Synod on Synodality a 'strenuous mountain trek.' “The Lenten journey of penance and the journey of the Synod alike have as their goal a transfiguration, both personal and ecclesial,” Pope emphasized.