Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' theme for the next World Communications Day is a call for a peaceful dialogue that allows for uncomfortable truths...

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM KAZAKHSTAN-- Under the right moral conditions, a country has the right to purchase weapons to defend itself from those...

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan-- As war, violence and extremism in countries around the world threaten the lives of countless men, women and children, religions must rise...

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan -- The painful memories of the persecution of Christians in Kazakhstan serve as a reminder that peace "must be achieved anew each...

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan -- Arriving in Kazakhstan, a country that borders Russia, Pope Francis said he came as a "pilgrim of peace" at a time...

VATICAN CITY — The death penalty is an affront to human dignity that offers no solace to victims and denies the possibility for conversion...

VATICAN CITY -- In a ceremony to create 20 new cardinals, Pope Francis encouraged the College of Cardinals to have the same spiritual zeal...

ROME (CNS) -- Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who was expected to meet Pope Francis at the Congress of World and Traditional Religions in Kazakhstan,...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While the purpose of Pope Francis' visit to Kazakhstan will be to attend the Congress of World and Traditional Religions,...

VATICAN CITY — Christians must never give in to fear when evangelizing, especially when reaching out to those in need in the digital space,...