Pope Francis urged his listeners to welcome God into their daily lives — freely and completely — in spite of life’s ...

Pope Francis has written to a group of parents of LGBTQ persons, responding to their criticism of a Vatican document that ...

Religious men and women need to be setting people's faith on fire, not stamping it out, Pope Francis said. "It makes me sad ...

Instead, he clarified that Cardinal Ranjith had adhered to Canon Law by tendering his resignation upon reaching the age of 75 ...

In the city of Venice itself, there were 714 priests in 1969, shortly after the close of the Second Vatican Council.

CBS News broadcast some excerpts April 24 from a new interview conducted by journalist Norah O’Donnell with Pope Francis at ...

"Please. Countries at war, all of them, stop the war. Look to negotiate. Look for peace," the pope said in an interview with ...

On Sunday, April 21, Peruvian activist Ana Estrada underwent a euthanasia process and died. The terminology employed did not ...

During the gathering April 19 in the Vatican audience hall, Pope Francis led the children in a moment of silent prayer for their peers in Ukraine and in Gaza. “In a society still prisoner of a ...

With the announcement of Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Singapore, this year promises to be filled with significant events for our sunny island. Pope Francis’ visit will mark the second time ...

On Saturday, Francis urged the Catacaos villagers to persist in their efforts to defend the land, where they raise cattle and produce honey. “Thanks for doing what you do” the Pope said.

Pope Francis on Sunday made a "pressing appeal" against a "spiral of violence" after Iran's unprecedented missile and drone attack on Israel, warning of a potential regional conflagration.