VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis began the New Year praying the world would demonstrate a marked increase in solidarity and welcome for migrants and refugees.
"Let's not extinguish the hope in their hearts; let's not suffocate their hopes for...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Many people, including many Catholics, believe the pope always ruled over the Catholic Church as an absolute monarch, appointing the world's bishops and definitively settling issues of faith and morals. Yet that exercise of the...