Tag: Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY-- Pope Francis sent 10,000 thermal shirts to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria, where millions are sleeping outdoors in below-freezing temperatures. Two 7.8...

VATICAN CITY -- Just days after Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, was sentenced to 26 years in prison, Pope Francis expressed concern over...

VATICAN CITY -- The training, discipline and motivation needed even by amateur athletes are also tools for spiritual growth, Pope Francis said. Speaking to members...

Across regions where armies recently fought deadly battles, a Catholic bishop in South Sudan has embarked on a long and grueling trek to meet...

KINSHASA, Congo -- After flying across the equator, Pope Francis was welcomed warmly -- in every sense -- to Congo where Catholics make up...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has chosen Chicago-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, to succeed Canadian Cardinal Ouellet as prefect of the...

VATICAN CITY  -- As war ravages Ukraine, the country cannot be divided among religious confessions but must be united behind "mother Ukraine," Pope Francis...

VATICAN CITY -- Public criticism by cardinals and bishops is annoying -- "like a rash that bothers you a bit," Pope Francis said --...

VATICAN CITY -- The media and the field of communications need to exercise more kindness and share the truth with charity, Pope Francis said. "Kindness...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis did not need to launch listening sessions for the Synod of Bishops for people to discover there are tensions...