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Pope Francis sits near young people as he attends a meeting for peace with Bulgarian representatives of various religious in Nezavisimost Square in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 6, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Like Saint Francis, the pope said, “each of us is called to follow in his footsteps by becoming a peacemaker, an ‘artisan’ of peace.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Even as pope, Francis considers himself a parish priest—“the world’s parish priest” as he once told a friend. This morning, he presided in a small Catholic enclave more than 100 miles from Sofia, the capital city.
 Pope Francis visits with Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch Neofit and members of the Holy Synod at the Palace of the Holy Synod in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 5, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Neofit was only the second meeting in more than a thousand years between a pope and a Bulgarian Orthodox patriarch.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“God Bless Bulgaria," Pope Francis prayed, and "keep her in peace and ever hospitable, and grant her prosperity and happiness.”
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we talk through some big reforms Pope Francis has planned for the Roman Curia.
Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on May 1. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Addressed to “the bishops of the Catholic Church,” the 20-page letter was written to “accuse Pope Francis of the canonical delict of heresy, and second, to request that you take the steps necessary to deal with the grave situation of a heretical pope.”