Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY -- Prayer helps men and women to view reality through the eyes of faith and to have a spiritual outlook on life...

VATICAN CITY -- To be part of a Christian community is to belong to a group of believers who shun selfishness and give witness...

VATICAN CITY — Millions of Catholics live their faith through their association with lay movements and Catholic groups, but some also have lost their...

VATICAN CITY  -- Announcing the themes for the next three World Youth Day celebrations, Pope Francis called on young men and women to meditate...

VATICAN CITY  -- Theology develops through dialogue, not an aggressive defense of doctrine that seeks to impose its beliefs on others, Pope Francis said. Like...

VATICAN CITY -- Like an orchestra conductor leading a symphony of different sounds and harmonies, the Holy Spirit creates a masterpiece of unity and...

VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church must find ways to reach indigenous Catholics deprived of the sacraments in the most remote areas of the...

VATICAN CITY — Too often when Catholics try to talk to young people about vocational discernment, “it’s as if we were speaking Esperanto to...

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Pope Francis told Romanian leaders a country's success is measured by how it treats and cares for its most vulnerable citizens,...

VATICAN CITY -- Nearly a year later, Pope Francis denied claims made by a former apostolic nuncio to the United States who accused him...