Pope Francis on Wednesday said the Catholic Church is “more alive” outside of Europe as he reflected back on his recent apostolic journey to Southeast Asia. “A first reflection that comes ...

Pope Francis praised cultural and religious diversity as “a gift from God” in a video message to an interreligious youth conference on Tuesday. “Contemplate the diversity of your traditions ...

In fact, American Catholics and non-Catholics alike should simply ignore Pope Francis’s off-the-cuff, ignorant and irrelevant comments about the American presidential election. He should butt ...

Pope Francis made two comments last week that touched off a tempest in Christendom. First, during an interreligious meeting at Catholic Junior College in Singapore, he said that religions are ...

Here’s what we learned from his historic trip. First, despite rumors to the contrary, Pope Francis is still up to the job. In just 11 days (Sept. 2-13), he visited four countries where the heat ...

From blessing babies at the National Stadium to greeting nursing home residents, Pope Francis touched the hearts of many people during his recent visit to Singapore. For one man, exchanging words ...

Pope Francis wrong to make Trump and Harris moral equivalents Re: “Pope slams Harris and Trump as ‘against life’,” Sept. 14 news story I love Pope Francis, thus it pains me to disagree ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To fully experience love and hope, young people must approach the journey of life as pilgrims and not just sightseers seeking the perfect selfie, Pope Francis said.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A newly released schedule for the second and final session of the Vatican Synod on Synodality underlines the Catholic Church’s plan to promote dialogue with other ...

Pope Francis, while on a plane from Asia to Rome last week, told reporters that he has problems with both candidates for U.S. president — he said they’re “both against life” and that ...

But Pope Francis, age 87, hobbled by bad knees and bent over with sciatica, appeared to be having the time of his life. With half of East Timor’s population gathered at a seaside park ...

On Tuesday afternoon last week, around half the population of Timor-Leste, at least 600,000 people, attended a mass held by Pope Francis in Dili. It was a joyous and complicated occasion.