Tag: Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has abolished the obligation of secrecy for those who report having been sexually abused by a priest and for...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Luigi Ventura, the nuncio to France, who has been under investigation for sexual...

ROME -- As part of the celebrations for his 50th anniversary of priesthood, Pope Francis chose to personally present a multi-volume collection of writings...

VATICAN CITY — The world does not need more empty words, it needs committed, active peacemakers who do not exclude or manipulate, but are...

VATICAN CITY — The saints are “the true light of the church,” so before they are proposed to all Catholics for imitation and veneration,...

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Catholic faithful across the United States are being invited to pray for Pope Francis as he celebrates 50 years as...

VATICAN CITY -- In a move that may signal Pope Francis' plan for the reform of the Roman Curia is close to completion, the...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis told Jesuits in Thailand he was "scandalized" by some of the anti-migrant rhetoric he hears in Europe, and he...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican unveiled the Nativity scene and lit the Christmas tree with energy-saving lights in St. Peter’s Square during a late...

VATICAN CITY -- Each day, a bishop should know Jesus is asking him the same question he asked St. Peter -- "Do you love...