Tag: Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY  -- Without prayer, everything crumbles and any initiatives for church reform will just be proposals by some group and not the inspiration...

ROME  -- Like the disciples, who experienced Jesus' divine mercy after the resurrection, all Christians are called to become missionaries, sharing the Gospel of...

WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has appointed Father Daniel J. Felton, a priest of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and its vicar general, to...

VATICAN CITY  -- When Pope Francis abolished the "pontifical secret" covering the church's judicial handling of cases of the sexual abuse of minors, it...

VATICAN CITY — Living and preaching the Gospel always involves embracing “the cross,” whether it be in the form of misunderstanding, hostility or outright...

VATICAN CITY  -- Knowing that Rome, like all of Italy, would be under varying degrees of lockdown during Holy Week and Easter, Father Luigi...

ROME  -- Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples ordered the removal from a church of two religious paintings that were donated by a mafia boss...

VATICAN CITY  -- Before returning to Rome from Iraq March 8, Pope Francis left $350,000 to assist families still suffering the impact of conflict...

VATICAN CITY — The life and works of the famed Italian poet Dante Alighieri remain a lasting treasure that embodies the virtue of hope...

VATICAN CITY -- With the need to reduce costs and make sure employees are not laid off, Pope Francis has approved pay cuts for...