“Despite Pope Francis’ repeated calls for zero tolerance on abuse, his words have yet to lead to any real action,” said Gemma ...

Pope Francis presided over the canonization Mass ... with a group of friends initially dedicated to educating young girls, the Sisters of Saint Zita. One of her students was a future saint ...

I exhort particular Churches, starting from the upcoming 2025 Jubilee, to remember and honor these figures of holiness each ...

The Vatican on Thursday defended Pope Francis' recent decision to allow priests to bless ... But they cannot totally ban priests from giving the blessing. Details: The new policy stresses that ...

The challenges are many: the dignity of work, family, education, civic engagement, care for creation, and new technologies,” ...

Even "eco-nuns." Throughout America -- and indeed, the world -- thousands of religious sisters are daily witnessing to the environmental care commitment urged by Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, ...

Another round of airstrikes rocked Beirut on Friday, as Israel pushes ahead with its military campaign against Hezbollah. The fighting is taking a heavy toll on civilians; more than one million people ...

Pope Francis gestures as he shakes hands with Yelena Troufanov, who was part of a delegation of Israelis who were freed after ...

VATICAN— During his Angelus address Sunday, Pope Francis asked his listeners to consider the qualities necessary for good leadership. “Brothers and ...

Mary is a model of the kind of openness to the Holy Spirit that all Christians should have, an openness that allowed her to ...

The pope – or at least someone in the Vatican communications office – has been inadvertently rooting for the Saints since Nov ...

The “Jubilee Year” activities began with the bishop blessing and opening of the holy door. Rogationist Fr. John Francis Aberion ... and prayer for the pope’s intentions. Pilgrims can also receive ...