Faith is a way of life, not a label, Pope says in Papua New Guinea
In a country where most people identify a ...
Pope: All people are gifts from God with a mission to share love
Building enthusiasm for living and sharing ...
Pope: Politicians have key role in promoting national unity
Politicians have an essential role in preserving the unity of a nation by working for the common good and promoting cooperation, especially when "the exasperation of contrasts" threatens to divide a country, Pope Francis told Indonesia leaders.
Pope urges Indonesian Catholics to live out Gospel love, spread hope
Even members of the most remote, smallest and poorest ...
Pope arrives in Indonesia at start of four-nation tour
Pope Francis landed in Jakarta after a 13-hour flight from Rome and was greeted by the religious ...
Pope: The Earth is 'sick,' in need of prayers and action
The Earth is ailing, and ...
Catholics, Buddhists must work for peace, Vatican officials say
Catholics and Buddhists abhor war, ...
Vatican to publish updated norms for investigating alleged apparitions
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will ...
Pope: Jesus laid down his life out of love for each person
When Jesus called himself the "good shepherd," ...
A better world can't be built 'lying on the couch,' Pope tells children
Peace can spread and grow from ...
Pope: In age of excess, temperance helps one experience real joy
Exercising the virtue of temperance is not ...
Pope pleads for military restraint in the Middle East
The morning after Iran launched hundreds of ...
Pope: Easter marks the 'rebirth of hope amid the ruins of failure’
Easter is a promise that no matter how dark the world ...
Pope: Jesus accepts a person's fragility so they can accept others
Jesus did not teach his disciples to ...
Pope makes brief trip to hospital for unspecified tests
Pope Francis paid a brief visit to Gemelli Isola Hospital ...
Pope gives seminarians Lenten goals
During Lent, Pope Francis said, Catholics – and especially Catholic seminarians – should rediscover ...
Pope: Laziness is a symptom of 'acedia,' a dangerous vice
The vice of "acedia," often translated as ...
The sick, and the world, need 'therapy' of love, Pope says in message
The "first therapy" that must be offered to the sick,
Pope: Love is the only path to Christian unity
Divided Christians will draw closer to one another only by ...
Pope: Sharing stories of faith draws Christians closer to one another
A key step in the search for Christian unity is ...
Released from hospital, Bishop O'Connell greets Pope
The day after being released from Rome's Santo Spirito Hospital, Bishop David M. O'Connell of Trenton, New Jersey, had a heart-to-heart moment with Pope Francis.
Vatican to publish 'private' homilies of late Pope Benedict
The Vatican publishing house announced it will release...
Late Pope Benedict remembered on first anniversary of his death
As an expression of ongoing affection and gratitude for the late Pope Benedict XVI, ...
Pope meets with U.S. Cardinal Burke
U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, a former top Vatican official...
Council to ask pope to authorize studies on key synod topics
The council of the Synod of Bishops will ask Pope Francis to authorize studies...
The Pope's 2023: A year of health challenges, travel and the synod
Pope Francis' 2023 was a year of important trips...
'The devil is a seducer,' Pope says as he begins new series of talks
he devil is sly and sneaky like a serpent and subtly...
Pope encourages persecuted Christians to stay strong in their witness
On the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr...
Pope's Christmas Day message: Say 'yes' to the Prince of Peace, 'no' to war
Celebrating the birth of Jesus, the prince of peace, should mean ...
Welcome Jesus into the manger of your heart, papal preacher says
he first step toward keeping Christ in Christmas is for Christians ...
Having child out of wedlock does not bar access to sacraments, Vatican says
Women who have conceived a child out of wedlock and have the courage to choose life for their baby "should be encouraged...
Doctrinal dicastery explains how, when gay couples can be blessed
A Catholic priest can bless a gay or other unmarried couple as long as ...
Prudent use of Vatican finances is essential for mission, Pope says
The Vatican's financial planning, budgeting, auditing, investing ...
Weeping Mary is sign of her motherly love, pope says
Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Weeping Madonna of Syracuse, a plaster image of Mary hung in the bedroom...
Pope marks 800th anniversary of Nativity scene, asks prayers for Holy Land
Away in a cave near Greccio, Italy, ...
Fighting in Holy Land, bombing in Philippines prompt papal prayers
The end of the temporary cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas...
Answer Advent call for vigilance with charity, confession, Pope suggests
The Advent call for "vigilance" does not mean staying awake...
Canon law must be part of church's mission of mercy, Pope says
All the Catholic Church's structures, including tribunals and faculties...
Media must show, promote respect for human dignity, Pope says
An important part of the mission of Catholic media...
UPDATE: Pope's health improving; he keeps some appointments
Pope Francis is breathing easier after undergoing ...
Pope: Evangelization includes caring for the poor and the earth
An effective proclamation of the Gospel must speak with ...
Pope holds separate meetings with Israelis, Palestinians at Vatican
With hopes growing for a temporary, humanitarian cease-fire, ...
Eucharistic adoration, charity, promoting justice are connected, Pope says
The daily rhythm of the life of a priest should resemble "ping pong"
Honoring the dead: Vatican Museums expand access to necropolis
In the month Catholics traditionally honor the dead...
'This is the right moment' to share Gospel joy, Pope says
Often enough, the first people who need to be evangelized
Shrines should be places of 'superabundant' mercy, Pope says
Catholic shrines must be extra careful in selecting priests to hear...
Pope clears way for beatification of Cardinal Pironio
Pope Francis has recognized the miraculous healing of a toddler in Argentina as the miracle needed for the beatification ...
Pope to address U.N. climate conference, inaugurate 'Faith Pavilion'
Pope Francis will travel to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to address the U.N. climate ...
Pope joins knights and dames of Holy Sepulchre in praying for peace
Pope Francis joined leaders of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in praying for peace ...
