The Holy Father named Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J., bishop of Hong Kong, China, for the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and Cardinal Sebastian Francis, bishop of Penang, Malaysia, for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Pope Francis has published an Apostolic Exhortation building on his 2015 encyclical. “We’re not reacting enough,” he says, “we’re close to breaking point,” according to Vatican News.
“That is why we ask, in common prayer, to learn again to be silent: to listen to the voice of the Father, the call of Jesus and the groaning of the Spirit,” Pope Francis said.
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.
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 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 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.
