Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Especially in a Jubilee Year, but also every day, priests are called to continual conversion so that they can authentically preach the good news of hope, …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis personally thanked the health care workers and medical staff who cared for him in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for 38 days while he recovered from …

The Gospel tells us that “wherever we are lost and however we are lost, God always comes looking for us!” said the text for Pope Francis’ weekly general audience.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis is going without supplemental oxygen for longer periods and is continuing therapy to recover his voice and to recover his physical strength, the Vatican …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has ordered the suppression of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a Peru-based lay movement active across Latin America and the United States, and three related …

(OSV News) — Does Easter belong to Jesus Christ, or to a calendar?  For Pope Francis, the answer is clear: “Easter belongs to Christ!” the pontiff declared in September 2024, when …

Carrying the cross means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy Week.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ surprise visit to St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his condition is improving, the Vatican …

(OSV News) — In a world economy rocked by the whiplash of American trade tariffs that has spared few countries, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Jubilee USA Network, …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Although they postponed their official state visit to the Vatican because of Pope Francis’ health, Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla met privately with the pope …