From the Holy See

Pope Francis has said he would like to visit his home country of Argentina in 2024

Lent 2023: a reflection taken from every Lenten message written by Pope Francis’ since the beginning of his pontificate

The following is the text of the Holy Father Francis’s Message for Lent 2023, on the theme: “Lenten Penance and the Synodal Journey”

Christians today celebrate St Andrew the Apostle, brother of Peter and patron of the Church of Constantinople, an occasion that Pope Francis took to send Bartholomew I affectionate good wishes and an invitation to peace

25 November is the International Day against Violence against Women, and Pope Francis wanted to clearly express his thoughts on this topic

A page of history, the one that turned the lives of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina, which Pope Francis saw with his own eyes

Once again this year the wonderful tradition linked to World Day of the Poor was repeated: Pope Francis had lunch with some 1,300 homeless people in Paul VI Hall

The Ukrainian crisis also worries Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who expressed his emotions to the leader of the Greek Catholic Church, met in the Mater Ecclesiae monastery

The war between Ukraine and Russia is always at the centre of the thoughts and prayers of Pope Francis, who yesterday welcomed the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church to talk about the situation and peace

During the Angelus on the feast of All Saints, Pope Francis spoke of the exceptional "normality" of being a saint