At his celebration of Mass for Sunday of the Word of God Jan. 24, Pope Francis will present a Bible to a professional soccer player, a woman from Pakistan studying in Rome to be a ...
Pope Francis encouraged people to put themselves in the shoes of victims of human trafficking.
Once a person learns about these victims' experiences, "it will be impossible to remain indifferent when we hear talk about boats ...
Pope Francis’ recent apostolic letter Spiritus Domini changed canon law to permanently allow women to serve as acolytes and lectors. In a new report for Our Sunday Visitor, experts within the Church laud the change, ...
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of eight men and women, including the pro-life French geneticist, Jerome Lejeune, and English Sister Elizabeth Prout, founder of the Sisters of the Cross and Passion.
The pope signed the ...
Pope Francis prayed that President Joe Biden would work to heal the divisions in U.S. society and promote human dignity and peace around the globe.
"Under your leadership, may the American people continue to draw strength ...
As the Vatican health service continued vaccinating Vatican residents and employees against COVID-19, it also began offering the vaccine to homeless people who live in Vatican-owned shelters.
The first 25 shelter residents were vaccinated Jan. 20, ...
Unity requires prayer, love and fighting the devil, who always sows division, Pope Francis said.
The devil "fosters division everywhere and in every way" by tempting people "with the weaknesses of our brothers and sisters. He ...
Pope Francis encouraged Venezuela's bishops and priests to remain united in their pastoral mission to serve Catholics in the country amid the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a video message to a virtual meeting ...
When a person senses God's call, it can be intimidating or frightening, Pope Francis said, but Christians can be sure that the call flows from God's love and that responding to the call will be ...
Silence, like words, can be a love language, Pope Francis wrote in a very short introduction to a new book in Italian.
"Silence is one of God's languages and it also is a language of love," ...