Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” saying love is the force that compels people, including the Blessed Virgin Mary, to share their faith in God with ...

Pope Francis on Thursday released his message for World Mission Day 2025, encouraging all Catholics to be “missionaries of hope” who actively participate in the Church’s evangelizing mission ...

Finally, the calendar we all know was adopted by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. After skipping 10 days in October 1582 to "catch up," it has changed little since then. What to know about February and ...

President Donald Trump has received criticism from Pope Francis as the 47th U.S. president is set to unleash his mass deportation plan. The Holy Father weighed in on the anticipated operation ...

VATICAN CITY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday decried the deaths of children in global conflicts, telling a Vatican summit that "nothing is worth the life of a child". Francis ...

President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the nation's highest civilian honor, to Pope Francis on Saturday. The medal was scheduled to be presented to the ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Q: Was a letter about five secrets written by Maria Bernarda Soubirous to Pope Leo XIII in 1879 recently found by Father Antoine La Grande? A: News reports ...

This is not the way to solve things,” Francis said during the Sunday interview. The Pope has made advocacy for migrants a key part of his papacy, insisting they should be welcomed and integrated ...

When a pope dies, or more rarely resigns (Francis's direct predecessor, Benedict XVI, was the first to step down since Gregory XII in 1415), the college of cardinals gathers in the Vatican to ...

Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any broken bones, the Vatican says. In a statement, the Holy See press office said that due to a fall Thursday morning in ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn’t break his arm ...