Tag: Pope Francis

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- A video message from Pope Francis and a procession of Encuentro crosses representing all of the participating episcopal regions were the...

VATICAN CITY — The Synod of Bishops increasingly should be a structure for listening to the Catholic faithful, demonstrating a local bishop’s concern for...

PALERMO, Sicily (CNS) -- Honoring a priest shot at point-blank range by the Mafia, Pope Francis insisted that true happiness and a real change...

Pope Francis gave a special blessing to young people gathered in Palermo, Sicily, Sept. 15, 2018. https://youtu.be/VZ7QMyo6pw0  

VATICAN CITY -- A priest who was once hailed as a champion of human rights in Chile was expelled from the priesthood by Pope...

VATICAN CITY  -- Today, more than ever, the world needs a revolution of tenderness, Pope Francis said. "Far from being reduced to sentimentalism, tenderness is...

VATICAN CITY — The best way to help the Catholic Church, Pope Francis told new bishops, is not by pointing fingers and creating scapegoats,...

VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston struck a determinedly hopeful tone after his long-awaited meeting with Pope Francis to discuss the...

WASHINGTON -- In an effort to bring healing and best serve the Catholic Church, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington announced he plans to...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis is calling the presidents of every Catholic bishops' conference in the world to Rome Feb. 21-24 to discuss the...