Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church must respond to cultural challenges facing marriage and family life with unity and compassion, Pope Francis said, and...

VATICAN CITY -- The "arrogance" of the invaders attacking Ukraine and Palestine blocks the dialogue necessary to build peace in those countries, Pope Francis...

VATICAN CITY -- Culture and education must go hand-in-hand to form students into agents of social change driven by hope, Pope Francis said. "There is...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis urged young people to embrace hope and play an active role in creating a brighter future while countering the...

ROME -- Like Father Matteo Ricci, a 16th-century Jesuit missionary known for his efforts to bridge Christianity and Chinese culture, the Catholic Church today...

VATICAN CITY -- Two days after opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica to inaugurate the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis will travel...

VATICAN CITY -- More than two dozen popes have celebrated Mass under the giant canopy that rises over the main altar of St. Peter's...

VATICAN CITY -- Following an investigation into an influential Peru-based Catholic movement that has expanded across Latin America and the United States, Pope Francis...

ROME -- "The church has always been in spaces with people in extremely fragile situations, always," said Sister Idília Carneiro, the new superior general...

VATICAN CITY-- As immigration becomes an increasingly hot-button political issue in the United States and Europe, Pope Francis again underscored the moral weight of...