The U.S. bishops' annual fall assembly in Baltimore saw the shepherds of the Catholic Church in this country make intentional steps toward integrating their work with the synodal missionary style ...

Artisans, tradespersons and craftspersons make the world more beautiful and are collaborators in God's creativity and desire ...

Pope Francis on Friday called on the diocese of Rome to respond to a growing housing crisis in the Eternal City, wading into ...

A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and expressed hope that the incoming and outgoing U.S. administrations would work together to ...

Pope Francis’ encyclicals have drawn from and lead to this truth: What the world needs is heart—not sentimentality, but ...

The pontiff asked all Church realities, including movements, religious orders, and diocesan churches, to offer any vacant ...

The participants gathered to discuss the multifaceted and interconnected impacts of war, technology, health crises, and the environment.

Pope Francis expressed hope that both the incoming and outgoing U.S. administrations will collaborate to secure the return of ...

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‘I am so happy’: Pope’s East Timor mass draws 600,000, nearly half the nation Pope Francis’ visit to East Timor drew a record-breaking crowd, highlighting the significance of the pontiff ...

We apologize, but this video has failed to load. At the heart of the conflict is the Bishop of Rome himself, Pope Francis, a saint to some, a servant of the Antichrist to others. Francis has ...

Pope Francis' child protection board called Tuesday for victims of clergy sexual abuse to have greater access to information about their cases and the right to compensation, in the first-ever ...