Francis is also in a unique position, in that he follows two popes who had a more conservative view of what Vatican II represented. In Catholic theological terms, St. Pope John Paul II and Benedict ...

As Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox believers prayed this week for “Christian unity,” Jean-François Chiron sheds light on ...

Meeting with the delegation, the Pope challenged them to help individuals and communities live the Jubilee Year with a spirit of prayer and compassion. By Kielce Gussie Each month, the Pope’s prayer ...

Pope Francis opening a Holy Door at Rebibbia Penitentiary on Saint Stephen day in Rome as part of the Catholic Jubilee Year Photograph by VATICAN MEDIA / Catholic Press Photo / MAXPPP Is Pope ...

Despite a divinely inspired pledge to environmentalism, the Indiana college has maintained a lease of its mineral rights to ...

Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a "gesture of great hope" that he prayed would be undertaken ...

The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, travels to Norway for the episcopal ordination of new Coadjutor ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be ...

who supports Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical, Catholic News Agency reports. The new Archbishop has also questioned why issues such as poverty, racism, immigration and climate change are ...

At times, when the author of "Hope" writes of sweeping away the courtly culture in the Curia and elsewhere, he sounds like a young Catholic revolutionary declaring war on tradition. He reminds us that ...

With his new encyclical, Pope Francis added his voice to this chorus of encouragement inviting people not to lose heart.