Pope Francis greets pilgrims at this Angelus address on Sept. 4, 2021 / Vatican Media/CNA

Vatican City, Sep 5, 2021 / 05:35 am (CNA).

Pope Francis has said that silent prayer with the Gospel is the “secret to spiritual health.”

Pope Francis meets with members of Leaders Pour la Paix at the Vatican on Sept. 4, 2021. / Vatican News/CNA

Vatican City, Sep 4, 2021 / 07:05 am (CNA).

“It is important to promote a ‘culture of faces,’ which places the dignity of the person at the center," Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis meets with members of the Arché Foundation at the Vatican, Sept. 2, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Sep 2, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).

The Arché Foundation is opening a new house in Rome.

Fr. Kolumban Reichlin, O.S.B., the new chaplain of the Pontifical Swiss Guard. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Sep 1, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).

Fr. Kolumban Reichlin studied at Saint Meinrad Seminary in Indiana.

Pope Francis greets supporters of the Laudato Si’ Movement at his general audience at the Vatican, Sept. 1, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Sep 1, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).

He made the appeal in his prayer intention for September.

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Sept. 1, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Sep 1, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).

At the general audience, the pope continued to reflect on Galatians.

Pope Francis is interviewed by Carlos Herrera, a journalist at the Spanish radio station COPE. / COPE.

Vatican City, Sep 1, 2021 / 03:30 am (CNA).

He made the comment in his first interview since undergoing colon surgery.

Pope Francis attends a general audience at the Vatican. / Daniel Ibáñez/​CNA.

Vatican City, Aug 31, 2021 / 07:32 am (CNA).

The nurse reportedly advised the pope to undergo tests in February.

Pope Francis meets with members of Lazare Association from France at the Vatican, Aug. 28, 2021. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Aug 30, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).

The pope asked those present: ‘What do you expect from the Church?

The Franciscan friar Fr. Placido Cortese (1907-1944). / Il Messaggero di Sant’Antonio via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Vatican City, Aug 30, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).

Fr. Placido Cortese has been dubbed “the Italian Fr. Kolbe.”