Ceasefire Between Israel and Hezbollah a Source of “Profound Hope” for Middle East

News of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was received with “profound hope” by Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace...

Pope Francis

Pope urges Christians to joyfully cultivate fruits of the Spirit

Pope Francis said the fruits of the Holy Spirit are a "collaboration between grace and freedom."

Jubilee 2025

St. Peter's Basilica launches magazine, installs new webcams

Preparations, big and small, are underway for the Holy Year 2025, which Pope Francis will inaugurate opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve.

Synod on Synodality

Final synod document is magisterial, must be accepted, pope says

Pope Francis published a note calling on local churches to accept and implement proposals from the final document of the Synod of Bishops on synodality.

World Youth Day

Christ the King triumphs over evil with the power of love, pope says

Pope Francis presided over Mass on the feast of Christ the King and marked the celebration of World Youth Day with young people from Portugal handing the World Youth Day...

Vatican

Ratzinger Prize winner draws from late pope's engagement with modernity

Catholic News Service spoke with Cyril O'Regan, a professor at the University of Notre Dame and winner of the 2024 Ratzinger Prize.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Nationwide Prayer Vigil for Life to Take Place January 23-24

The faithful are invited to observe a nationwide prayer vigil and encouraged to pray for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life in post-Roe America.

Pope Francis

Pope: Schools should be centers of formation, not 'achievement factories'

Pope Francis called for education to inspire social transformation and foster hope. Speaking to members of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, he encouraged them to...

Pope Francis

Pope says he'll canonize Acutis, Frassati, host meeting on child's rights

Pope Francis will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati during special jubilees dedicated to young people next year in the spring and summer. He also...

Pope Francis

Pope prays for dialogue, reconciliation, peace in Ukraine

Pope Francis marks 1,000 days of war in Ukraine with a call for dialogue and reconciliation. In a heartfelt letter, he prayed for comfort, peace and hope for the...