With his new encyclical, Pope Francis added his voice to this chorus of encouragement inviting people not to lose heart.

As Christian churches prepare to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the Week of Prayer for Christian ...

Pope Francis has fallen and hurt his right arm. It's the second time in a month that Francis has injured himself after an ...

The USCCB urges the faithful to observe the nationwide prayer vigil and pray for an end to abortion and a greater respect for ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis in January, likely the president's final international trip just days before he leaves the Oval Office, the White House announced on ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Thursday expressed condolences to the archbishop of New Orleans over the attack in the US city that killed at least 15 people, in a note sent by the Vatican. "His ...

COMMENTARY: The quiet of Christmas Eve and the revelry of New Year’s marked a great moment of history with Pope St. John Paul ...

May the New Year bring us peace, fellowship and gratitude.' Pope Francis has appeared on the Thought for the Day segment once before in October 2021 prior to the COP26 climate summit. On that ...

Pilgrims from around the world have been passing through the open Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica this week. Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer and gives an address from the chapel of Casa ...

Pope Francis kicked off the event while opening ... Mountain Butorac, founder of The Catholic Traveler, an agency that leads small groups of Catholic pilgrimages throughout Europe and the Holy ...

ROME — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome ... has a few days to rest before gearing up for the New Year’s Eve vigil and Mass the following day. With the St. Peter’s Holy ...

Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer and delivers an address from a window in the Apostolic Palace on Dec. 26, 2024, at the Vatican. Credit: Vatican Media Pope Francis said: “Even though at ...