The Pope’s urbi et orbi was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the master of pontifical liturgical celebrations, as the ...

A few thousand years ago, Jesus of Nazareth rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, a humble entrance for someone believed to be the ...

Pope Francis decried the numerous conflicts plaguing the planet and appealed to world leaders “not to yield to the logic of fear” in his Easter message urbi et orbi (“to the city and to the world”) on ...

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year ...

Today we celebrate Earth Day. This holiday was first celebrated in 1970. It is a great day to think about the beautiful ...