The Pope has commended the "lives of sacrifice, missionary zeal, and service to the Church" of 14 newly canonized saints.

Cardinal Victor Fernandez, the Church's lead doctrine official, told the summit on Oct. 2 that "there is still no room for a ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met privately with Pope Francis on Friday where the two exchanged gifts in what ...

To mark World Food Day on October 16, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of combating food insecurity and ensuring that ...

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We know that the Holy Father has expressed that at this time the issue of the female diaconate is not mature and has asked ...

In a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 20, the pope declared three nineteenth-century founders of religious orders and the ...

The encyclical is being published amid the celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the apparitions of the Sacred Heart of ...

For the Pope, "at this moment the question of the female diaconate is not mature, and he has asked that we do not dwell on ...

When Nihon Hidankyo’s award was announced on Oct. 11, I recalled the visit of Pope Francis to Japan five years ago in November 2019.

"Dilexit nos" (He has loved us) is the title of the fourth encyclical by Pope Francis: it will be made public next Thursday.