The pope made his appeal for peace himself and read his prepared greetings to Italian visitors as well as the short summary of his catechesis in Spanish, but his breathing sounded labored and ...

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"Please let's pray for peace, let's do penance for peace," he said during his general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall ...

"Please let's pray for peace, let's do penance for peace," he said during his general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall Feb. 12, launching an appeal for Catholics to ask for a peaceful resolution ...

Making the effort to use his own voice at the end of the audience, the pope earnestly pleaded with Catholics to “do our best” ...

During the general audience at the Vatican, Pope Francis called on the faithful to pray and do penance for peace. The Holy ...

During the general audience at the Vatican, Pope Francis called on the faithful to pray and perform penance for peace. The ...

At the General Audience, Pope Francis reiterates his constant appeal for peace. “Pray for peace, do penance for peace," he ...

The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

Thanking members of the military and the police for their service, Pope Francis asked them to be on guard against seeing ...

Nearly 30,000 soldiers and police officers flocked to Rome February 8-9 for the Jubilee of the Armed Forces, the second major ...

Pope Francis, 88, who has been suffering from bronchitis, asked aide to read out his speech during a Mass at Vatican on ...