Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY -- Saying he was worried about Ukraine and how a possible Russian-Ukrainian conflict could spread, Pope Francis proclaimed Jan. 26 as a...

VATICAN CITY -- Highlighting the importance of the Bible in the life of faith and the role of lay women and men in sharing...

ROME -- Wearing a high-filtering mask over one's nose and mouth at Mass "is a small sacrifice we can bring to the altar as...

VATICAN CITY -- As Catholics begin a new year contemplating the motherhood of Mary, they should be inspired not to let problems weaken their...

VATICAN CITY -- Preparations for the Holy Year 2025 have already begun, and Pope Francis has asked the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization...

ROME -- Women around the world are participating in the process of the Synod of Bishops, but many of them fear that, despite promises,...

ROME -- An hour before sunrise, Pope Francis set a basket of white roses at the base of a statue of the Immaculate Conception...

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ROME -- Pope Francis told reporters he accepted the resignation of Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris because the archbishop's...

ATHENS, Greece -- Like St. John Paul II before him, Pope Francis apologized to members of the Orthodox Church of Greece for the ways...

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Pope Francis told migrants that, like them, God dreams of a world where everyone recognizes each other as brothers and sisters. God...