Tag: Pope Francis

Bishop Koenig led a gathering of Catholics in the “Day of Prayer, Fasting and Penance” Oct. 27 at Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington. It...

VATICAN CITY -- The youngest member of the synod assembly is confident that the Holy Spirit is guiding the Synod of Bishops, but to...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis again called for the release of hostages taken from Israel by Hamas militants and for allowing humanitarian aid into...

Appealing for peace in the Holy Land, Pope Francis has called on Catholics and others around the world to unite in prayer, fasting and...

Amid wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, this year's World Mission Sunday is "even more important" than ever, said an executive from the...

BUENOS AIRES  -- Nicaragua has expelled a dozen priests held as political prisoners as the increasingly tyrannical regime continues sending clergy into exile and...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis praised actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg for helping people laugh and feel joy, telling her, "You are very important." "Not...

VATICAN CITY -- Huddled in a stairwell at the Catholic parish and school in Gaza, Rosary Sister Nabila Saleh, another sister and Father Youssef...

What's the path to authentic unity for a deeply polarized church? Peter Jesserer Smith Oct. 4-29 gathering in Rome is both modeling and providing...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis condemned Hamas' terrorist attacks on Israel and pleaded with the militants to free their hostages unharmed, but he also...