Tag: Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY — Getting to be a ripe old age is a privilege, Pope Francis told older priests. If facing an illness, that too, becomes...

ŠAŠTIN, Slovakia — The world needs Christians who are “signs of contradiction,” who demonstrate the beauty of the Gospel rather than hostility toward others,...

PREŠOV, Slovakia — Falling into the temptation of rejecting the cross and choosing a triumphalist form of Christianity leads to a faith that is...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- The violence of the Holocaust and the atrocities committed against the Jewish people are tantamount to blasphemy, Pope Francis said. "The divine...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- Hundreds of men, women and children gathered on the tarmac of Bratislava international airport Sept. 12 to welcome Pope Francis for...

VATICAN CITY -- During a lengthy radio interview aired Sept. 1, Pope Francis denied reporters' rumors of a presumed retirement, saying the idea of...

VATICAN CITY — The chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan was due in part to a lack of foreseeing all possible eventualities, Pope...

VATICAN CITY  -- Complaining is a poison that causes anger, resentment and sadness, and closes one's heart to God, Pope Francis said. "Let us ask...

VATICAN CITY  -- Mary's assumption into heaven reminds people that they are also called by God to eternal life in heaven through humility and...

ROME-- Italian police have launched an investigation after postal workers discovered an envelope containing three bullets and addressed to "the pope." News reports said the...