Pope Francis has often warned against “indietrism” in this lastest period of his pontificate. It is an unwieldy term in English, but there’s nothing arcane about it. The word comes from the ...
During the gathering April 19 in the Vatican audience hall, Pope Francis led the children in a moment of silent prayer for their peers in Ukraine and in Gaza. “In a society still prisoner of a ...
Pope Francis will be 88 in December. He was elected pope on March 13th, 2013. It’s difficult to believe he has been in the job 11 years. In that time he has done a great deal to give the ...
Rallying from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems, Pope Francis led some 30,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday and made a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Longing for the past will not save contemplative religious orders from closing their monasteries or experiencing shifts in vocations, Pope Francis said. Discerning how to ...
Pope Francis met with relatives of hostages taken by Hamas militants on October 7. The Vatican released photos of the encounter, showing the relatives of several of hostages sitting in a ...
Pope Francis to travel in September to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in longest trip of papacy VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis to travel in September to Indonesia, Papua New ...
The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis would preside over the Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, after he decided at the last minute to skip his participation in the Good Friday procession at the ...
Bishop Joseph Strickland did not always have a difficult relationship with Pope Francis. When Francis became the head of the Catholic Church, Strickland recalls admiring how welcoming the pope was.
Pope Francis has urged Iran and Israel to avoid steps that can feed a spiral of violence. Speaking to pilgrims in St Peter's Square, Francis made an appeal for a halt to any action. He said all ...
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is scheduled to take part in an Easter Vigil service on Saturday as planned following his last-minute cancellation from the Good Friday procession at Rome's Colosseum ...