Pope Francis denounced the "inhuman violence" waged against migrants, refugees and other displaced peoples in Libya, and called for an end to sending people back to unsafe countries. "Once again, I call on the international ...
Even though Pope Francis will not attend the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in person, the Vatican delegation and the Catholic Church will be "everywhere" during the two-week summit -- from the highest-level ...
An adult survivor of abuse by a priest appealed to the world's seminarians to become good priests and to make sure the "bitter truth" always prevails, not silence about scandals and their cover-up. "Please, do not ...
All health care professionals have a right to conscientious objection, just as they have a right to denounce unjust harm inflicted on innocent and defenseless life, Pope Francis said. When it comes to abortion, "I have ...
Pope Francis has signed a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Pope John Paul I, clearing the way for his beatification. The Italian pope served only 33 days as pontiff; he died in ...
People should ask themselves whether their faith has become a "commercial relationship" with God or if it is a relationship built on freedom, love and generosity, Pope Francis said. Faith, he said, "is not a cold, ...
A synod calls on everyone to become experts in "the art of encounter" in a way that is uplifting and transformative, Pope Francis said, formally opening the process leading up to the assembly of the ...
Academic institutions need to promote an "ecological conversion" that combines natural and social sciences with theology, philosophy and ethics to help humanity safeguard creation, Pope Francis said. Responding to current challenges requires a new way of ...
By remaining in Jesus, Christians are free because his truth transforms their lives and guides them away from the slavery of sin toward what is good, Pope Francis said. "The call is above all to remain ...
The Catholic Church's inability to make victims of abuse their top concern is a cause for intense shame, Pope Francis said. In the wake of a major report investigating the extent of sexual aggression and abuse ...
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