Pope Francis has asked Catholics and all people of good will to observe Sept. 4 as a day of prayer and fasting for Lebanon. As Pope Francis greeted people gathered in the courtyard of the Apostolic ...
The exploitation and plundering of the Earth's resources at the expense of the poor and vulnerable cry out for justice and the forgiveness of debts, Pope Francis said. In his message for the World Day of ...
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life said Catholic groups need to use mercy and compassion in anti-abortion campaigns as they seek to "transform" those who do not support the rights of unborn children. Archbishop ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis encouraged global initiatives for the protection of the environment, especially in Mauritius after a devastating oil spill threatened the livelihood of the island nation’s inhabitants and wildlife. The pope ...
Christ's cross is a powerful symbol of God's love for humanity and not just a decoration or trinket, Pope Francis said. While Christians often hang a crucifix on the wall or wear one around their necks, ...
When he addresses, via video message, the U.N. General Assembly Sept. 15, Pope Francis is expected to speak about using the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to rethink economic, political and environmental policies in a ...
Christians must work with members of other religions in responding to "a world wounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and by the scourge of religious intolerance, discrimination, racism, economic and ecological injustice and many other sins," ...
Twenty-six weeks after his last weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis will resume his audiences with the public present, but in a Vatican courtyard. The Prefecture of the Pontifical Household said Aug. 26 ...
Christians cannot stand idly by and watch as millions of people are deprived of their basic needs because of others' greed, Pope Francis said. "When the obsession to possess and dominate excludes millions of people from ...
The central focus of a Christian's life and all he or she does to help others must be Jesus Christ, Pope Francis said. "Christian charity is not simple philanthropy but, on the one hand, it is ...
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