Tag: Pope Francis

SÃO PAULO -- The Aug. 9 passenger plane crash in the city of Vinhedo, Brazil killed all 62 on board, greatly touching different Catholic...

Every summer, my family would make a highly anticipated weekly trip to the local public library to check in on our progress for the...

BRAINTREE, Mass. -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley's newly named successor as archbishop of Boston said at a press conference Aug. 5 that he is...

VATICAN CITY -- As fears of a widening war in the Middle East grew again in early August, Pope Francis pleaded with the region's...

VATICAN CITY -- While bishops around the world are asked to designate their cathedrals or other significant churches as special places of pilgrimage and...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis visited an amusement park an hour outside of Rome to greet workers, their families and the two nuns providing...

VATICAN CITY  -- Pope Francis has called on political leaders to be at the service of the poor, the unemployed and the common good. The...

VATICAN CITY -- Any Catholic who participates in the celebration July 28 of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly can receive a...

My 3-year-old granddaughter was on a beach weekend. When the ice cream wagon made its trek across the sand, her parents allowed her a...

VATICAN CITY -- Catholics are called to be active participants in political life and be a force against the decline of democracy worldwide, Pope...