Tag: Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY -- Christ was born to touch people's hearts and show that love is the power that changes the course of history, Pope...

VATICAN CITY -- The day after Christmas the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, which emphasizes how the...

VATICAN CITY — A Ukrainian woman with her young son presented Pope Francis with several gifts and the names of Ukrainian prisoners of war,...

VATICAN CITY -- The day after he turned 86, Pope Francis met with volunteers, family members and children receiving care from a Vatican pediatric...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said he wrote a resignation letter in 2013, his first year in office, to be used in case he...

VATICAN CITY -- Celebrating Christmas is important and beautiful, Pope Francis said, but he asked people to spend less on their celebrations this year...

VATICAN CITY -- During this "bitter time" of war, hunger, injustice and poverty, Our Lady of Guadalupe invites everyone to open their lives to...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis is writing to all the heads of state around the world, asking them to consider granting some prisoners clemency...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis asked Catholics around the world to join him in entrusting to Mary "the universal desire for peace, especially for...

As we await the birth of the Savior Child, it seems fitting to note that in many parts of the developed world, the lack...