This is cruelty, this is not war,” the pope told members of the government of the Holy See. After his Saturday comments, ...

As Pope Francis turns 88 today ... (apostolic exhortation on St. Thérèse) “In the Catholic tradition there is this motto, this saying: Ad Iesum per Mariam, that is, ‘to Jesus by means ...

Pope Francis has opened the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony kicks off the 2025 Holy Year.

Pope Francis called for cease-fires for the conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East during his Christmas message in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The “most beautiful gift” the Catholic Church and its members can give the world is a reason to live ...

Ukrainian artist Yama Tarhonia has presented Pope Francis with a blue and yellow dove of peace made from a piece of stained ...

Francis’ vision for a ‘synodal’ church is one built on trust and relationships − a dance where partners work together.

The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" on Christmas Eve at the Vatican in traditional ceremonies before he addressed thousands of Catholic faithful.

Pope Francis has told Vatican bureaucrats to stop speaking ill of one another, calling gossip "an evil that destroys social ...

One week after the opening ceremonies of Notre-Dame Cathedral, which he chose not to attend, the pope will travel to Corsica ...

Pope Francis, who celebrates his 88th birthday today, has become one of the oldest-serving popes in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history. Having instituted the World Day of Grandparents and ...

VATICAN CITY, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Pope Francis, who has just turned 88 and has been suffering from a heavy cold, will lead the regular Sunday Angelus prayer from inside his residence as a ...