It's the first time that Francis has openly urged for an investigation of genocide allegations over Israel's actions in the ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened a G20 summit in Rio by launching an alliance to curb world hunger, which ...

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

A century on, what captures the imagination of Catholics is apparitions of Mother Mary to ordinary women and children ...

President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia. Biden’s decision to ...

During his homily and Angelus address, the Holy Father repeated his plea for Catholics to show their closeness to the poor ...

COMMENTARY: James’ Norris’ 1964 address to the Second Vatican Council delegates is still valid today, especially marking ...

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

ROME: A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and expressed hope that the incoming and outgoing U.S. administrations would work ...

A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and expressed hope that the incoming and outgoing U.S. administrations would work together to ...

The freed hostages also said they hoped the incoming Trump administration would work with the outgoing Biden administration ...

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, ...