Tag: Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church must respond to cultural challenges facing marriage and family life with unity and compassion, Pope Francis said, and...

VATICAN CITY -- The "arrogance" of the invaders attacking Ukraine and Palestine blocks the dialogue necessary to build peace in those countries, Pope Francis...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis will visit the French island of Corsica Dec. 15, the Diocese of Ajaccio announced, although the trip was not...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, as the sole...

VATICAN CITY -- With Ukraine's first lady seated in the front row, Pope Francis told people at his general audience that it is "a...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican will...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis urged young people to embrace hope and play an active role in creating a brighter future while countering the...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis is asking parishes, Catholic institutions and religious congregations in Rome to celebrate the Holy Year 2025 by offering a...

BALTIMORE -- Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, whom Pope Francis removed from pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, in 2023, read an open...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis met with a group of Israelis and their family members who were freed after being held hostage in Gaza...