VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Christian churches prepare to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will focus on affirming the …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While calling himself an “old man” and saying he never expected to be pope this long, Pope Francis said he still has dreams for the future. …
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ROME (CNS) — “It’s quite an honor for her to be here with the likes of St. Oscar Romero,” Tom Stang said after a relic of his sister was placed …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — During the Holy Year 2025, the international community should strive “to overcome the logic of confrontation and embrace instead the logic of encounter,” Pope Francis told …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has appointed Consolata Missionary Sister Simona Brambilla to be the first woman to lead a Vatican dicastery, naming her prefect of the Dicastery for …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has asked Catholics around the world to pray with him in January that migrants, refugees and victims of war will have a chance for …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God wants to save each and every person, and Christians are called to give witness to that fact by praying even for people who have harmed …
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ROME (CNS) — Wearing red vestments for the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Pope Francis knocked on the door of the church in Rome’s Rebibbia prison complex …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Celebrating Christmas Mass after opening the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis said the birth of Jesus fills Christians with hope and the courage to work for …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In the quiet of Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, launching what he called a “Jubilee of Hope.” As the …
