Vatican City, Dec 3, 2023 / 08:32 am. Pope Francis for the second consecutive Sunday was assisted by an aide in praying the Angelus as he continues to recover from an acute bronchial infection.

VATICAN CITY — The Pope’s Sunday Angelus message for the start of Advent focused on the importance of hope during the liturgical season dedicated to preparing for Christmas. “For the great ...

“Advent, a time of grace, tells us that it is not enough to believe in God: it is necessary to purify our faith every day,” Pope Francis said in his Angelus address Dec. 15.

Pope Francis delivered his message for the Third Sunday of Advent from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square. Pope Francis waves to pilgrims in St. Peter's Square at the Angelus on Oct. 26 ...

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus address on the first Sunday of Advent, Dec. 1, 2024. (photo: Vatican Media / VM) AC Wimmer/CNA Vatican ...

Pope Francis celebrates daily Mass during Advent in the chapel of the Casa Santa Martha inside the Vatican on Dec. 16, 2019. (photo: Vatican Media) Courtney Mares/CNA News November 30, 2020 ...

Vatican City, Nov 28, 2021 / 06:52 am. On the first Sunday of Advent, Pope Francis reminded Christians that an essential ingredient for living an alert and joyful life is prayer.

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate a Mass with new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 29, 2020. (CNS photo/Gregorio Borgia, Reuters pool) ...

Pope Francis opened the season of Advent by warning against “consumerism, a virus that attacks the faith at its roots,” as he celebrated a festive Mass in the Congolese rite in Saint Peter ...

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 28, 2021.

Francis closed the broadcast by wishing the nearly 20,000 faithful present in the piazza and those watching the broadcast, ‘I wish everyone a happy Sunday and a happy Advent journey.’ A ...