Pope Francis reflected on the image of Christ as the Good Shepherd during his Regina Caeli address Sunday, noting that it is a role characterized by his sacrificial love. “Jesus explains that he ...

Pope Francis has visited Venice and took part in a canal tour weeks after asking worshippers to 'pray for him' following a health battle. The head of the Catholic Church appeared in good spirits ...

The Holy Father reminded the faithful this truth for each person to take to heart: ‘For Christ, I am important, irreplaceable, worth the infinite price of his life.’ Pope Francis waves to ...

Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, delivered on April 17, 2024. To receive these remarks and more in your inbox every week, sign up for America’s daily newsletter.

Pope Francis came out strongly against gender theory and sex-reassignment efforts in a hard-hitting document released last week. Meant to coincide with last December’s 75th anniversary of the U ...

VATICAN CITY — The greatest enemy of faith is fear, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience. That is why faith is the first gift “that must be welcomed and asked for daily, so that it may be ...

Against abortion, for LGBTQ rights: Vatican defends 'human dignity' 08-04-2024 16:14 Vatican publishes new text condemning "grave violations of human dignity," listing abortion, surrogacy and gender ...

Pope Francis made his first trip out of Rome in seven months on Sunday with a visit to Venice that included an art exhibition, a stop at a prison and a Mass. Venice has always been a place of ...

The most important outcome of the current Synod of Bishops on synodality is the synodal process itself and not the hot-button topics discussed, Pope Francis said. With the second synod assembly ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis began his visit to Venice on Sunday with a meeting with women prisoners at the Giudecca Women ...