Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service
Pope Francis continues call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza: ‘Disarmament...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis repeated his call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and said the international community has a "moral duty" to...
Caritas shifts to long-term response plan to address prolonged conflict in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY -- After two years of supporting communities throughout Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion of the country, the Vatican-based charity confederation Caritas Internationalis...
Despite Argentine President Javier Milei’s hostile remarks, Pope Francis meets him...
VATICAN CITY -- Months after throwing verbal jabs at Pope Francis along the campaign train, Argentine President Javier Milei brought smiles and cookies to...
Vatican announces theme for 2024 World Communications Day; human beings make...
VATICAN CITY -- While artificial intelligence can be a formidable tool to facilitate communication and exchange information, it cannot provide the uniquely human wisdom...
Pope Francis tells journalists to ground their work ‘on the solid...
VATICAN CITY -- A journalist's reporting about the Catholic Church should not aim to polarize people or push certain positions, but to seek and...
‘Young people must learn the significance and historical context of the...
ROME -- To understand how the Catholic Church interacts with contemporary world, young people must learn the significance and historical context of the Second...
Knights of Columbus fund restoration project of 400-year-old sculpted canopy at...
VATICAN CITY -- The nearly 400-year-old sculpted canopy towering over the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica will be surrounded by scaffolding for most...
Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta believes the Catholic Church should revise...
VATICAN CITY-- The Catholic Church should revise its celibacy requirement for Latin-rite priests, a senior official in the Vatican's doctrinal office said.
"If it were...
Vatican reinforces nature of blessings: ‘A bishop should not deny priests...
VATICAN CITY -- While bishops may take a cautious approach to the Vatican's guidance on blessing same-sex or other unmarried couples, they should not...
Pope Francis offers prayers for 14 murder victims at Prague’s Charles...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis expressed his spiritual closeness to the victims and all those affected by a mass shooting that killed 14 people...