Reflecting on the Gospel of St. Matthew, the Holy Father said people can learn from the righteous St. Joseph, who was always attentive to the will of God.

St. Joseph is the perfect model of listening to the Lord and quietly putting his word and plan into action, Pope Francis said.

After greeting the groups of international pilgrims in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, the Pope asked people to pray for the people of Los Angeles, who are still suffering from the ongoing wildfires.

God tells Christians not to be afraid because he is always close, accompanying the faithful throughout their lives and through all their challenges.

Pope Francis has offered prayers for the people of Los Angeles as they endure deadly fires. Francis referred to the disaster during his weekly general audience Wednesday and invoked Our Lady of Guadalupe,

Pope Francis meets representatives of the media during a public jubilar audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025

The Jan. 25 event with communicators was the second of the Saturday jubilee audiences of 2025, following a first meeting with pilgrims.

VATICAN: ‘In East Asia and in various parts of the world millions of families are celebrating the Lunar New Year today, an occasion to experience family and friendship relationships with greater intensity.

Uto Ughi performs prior to the start of an audience of Pope Francis with representatives of the media in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.(AP

Pope Francis holds his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Pope Francis has said he wants to give women greater leadership roles in the Roman Catholic Church. If he really wants to make good on that vow, writes Rich Barlow, he should reconsider Catholicism’s insistence on an all-male priesthood.

One of the more interesting passages in Pope Francis’s television interview on Sunday was his statement that sins of the flesh are less damaging than “angelic” sins, such as lying or committing frauds.