Pope John Paul I's time as pope, although brief, remains an important example of the beauty and simplicity of faith, Pope Francis said.
In a preface to a new collection of his predecessor's teachings and writings, ...
Pope Francis' reform of the Roman Curia underlines the importance of bishops' conferences, particularly in fostering communion among the bishops themselves and with the pope, a bishop said.
The missionary nature and mandate of the church ...
Pope Francis said he is convinced God is calling his peers -- older Catholics -- to become "artisans of the revolution of tenderness."
Through their gifts, wisdom, relationships and power of prayer, "together we can set ...
Pope Francis said he wants LGBT Catholics to know that God is a father who "does not disown any of his children."
The pope's comment was among the short answers to three questions posed in a ...
Christians must listen to God's word, go where Christ goes, seek those who are lost and reach out to their neighbors, Pope Francis said.
"Do I let Jesus love me, and by allowing him to love ...
Doing nothing to overcome the divisions among Christians means allowing tensions to fester and even feed conflict, Pope Francis said.
"Ignoring the divisions among Christians, whether out of habit or out of resignation, means tolerating that ...
Pope Francis' secretary of state reaffirmed the pope's offer to go to Moscow personally to try to convince President Vladimir Putin to stop his war on Ukraine but said the Kremlin had yet to respond.
Cardinal ...
Meeting with superiors general of women's religious orders, Pope Francis arrived in a wheelchair -- the first time he has used one publicly at the Vatican.
The 85-year-old pope has been experiencing severe knee pain for ...
The Christian vocation is for all members of the church to work together and show that one human family united in love is not a utopia but is the reason God created humanity, Pope Francis ...
An agreement between the Vatican and a Swiss foundation overseeing renovations to the Swiss Guard barracks may open the possibility to women joining the military corps in the future.
The agreement, known as a memorandum of ...