Prayer for Faithful Departed: Prayer of the Day for Thursday, November 30, 2023
O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of Thy servants departed the remission of their sins, that, through pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon which they have always desired. Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.
Pope Francis: Technological focus on efficiency dehumanizes today’s society
Pope Francis greets members of the public attending his weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall in Vatican City on Nov. 29, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 29, 2023 / 10:00 am (CNA). Still recovering from the flu and a respiratory tract infection, Pope Francis attended his weekly general audience Wednesday but his reflection was read for
Pope Francis says he is ‘still not well,’ has aide read general audience speech
Pope Francis speaks at his Wednesday audience in Paul VI Hall on Nov. 29, 2023. / Credit: Elizabeth Alva/EWTN Vatican City, Nov 29, 2023 / 06:20 am (CNA). One day after canceling his trip to Dubai at the request of his doctors, Pope Francis appeared at his public Wednesday audience and shared with a raspy voice that he was still
Pope Francis reportedly takes Vatican apartment, salary from Cardinal Burke
Cardinal Raymond Burke at EWTN's studio in Rome during the canonization of St. John Paul II and St. John XXIII. / Credit: Steven Driscoll/CNA Vatican City, Nov 28, 2023 / 13:34 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has stripped one of his top American critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, of his Vatican housing and salary privileges, the Associated Press is reporting.According to the
Vatican cancels Pope Francis’ trip to climate conference in Dubai, citing ongoing illness
Pope Francis pictured on Nov. 27, 2023. The pope felt well enough to keep his scheduled appointment with the president of Paraguay on Monday morning as he recovers from the flu. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Nov 28, 2023 / 14:53 pm (CNA). Pope Francis will not attend the United Nations COP28 climate conference in Dubai this week due
The pope didn’t summon Spain’s bishops to ‘chew them out,’ Cardinal Omella says
Pope Francis meets with the Spanish bishops at the Vatican on Nov. 28, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Nov 28, 2023 / 17:50 pm (CNA). Pope Francis met with Spanish bishops at the Vatican today to inform them of the conclusions of the apostolic visit made to the country’s seminaries in early 2023.Before discussing the report, the preacher