The Vatican is hosting a conference this week on promoting a key teaching from the Second Vatican Council and a fundamental part of being a "synodal church": Helping...
After reciting the Angelus prayer with about 20,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square Feb. 12, Pope Francis spoke about his concern for Bishop Rolando Álvarez of...
Ahead of World Day of the Sick, which the church celebrates Feb. 11, Pope Francis met with members of the Diocese of Rome's special project of outreach and care for...
Pope Francis asked the Anglican archbishop of Canterbury and the moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland to join him for his usual post-trip news conference on...
As part of their historic ecumenical pilgrimage to South Sudan, Pope Francis, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury and the Rev. Iain Greenshields, moderator of...
Pope Francis held an enthusiastic rally with young people and catechists early Feb. 2 in Martyrs' Stadium in Kinshasa, urging them to recognize their worth and to work...
Pope Francis arrived in Congo Jan. 31 at the start of a six-day visit that will end with an ecumenical pilgrimage to South Sudan. Both Congo and South Sudan are rich in...
Pope Francis, in a letter to Jesuit Father James Martin, clarified remarks he had made during an interview with the Associated Press published Jan. 25.
Pope Francis will make the 40th international trip of his pontificate Jan. 31-Feb. 5, traveling first to Congo and then making an ecumenical pilgrimage to South Sudan...
At his weekly general audience, Pope Francis said that when someone feels guilty about his or her sins, all the person has to do is ask God for forgiveness; it's what God...