Pope Francis—alongside 12 Christian leaders at an ecumenical prayer vigil in St. Peter's Square days before the Synod on Synodality begins—prays, 'Holy Spirit will purify the church from gossip, ...

Pope Francis spoke near the end of a two-hour prayer vigil held on the eve of the Oct. 4 opening of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. The first of two sessions of the synod is taking ...

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Cardinal Mario Grech has asked Catholics around the world to pray a blessing and special intercessory prayers for the Synod on Synodality. Cardinal Grech, general secretary of the synod, sent a ...

Pope Francis waves to the faithful from his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square during the Sunday Angelus blessing in Vatican City Credit: Vatican Pool/Getty Images Europe Pope Francis has ...

Pope Francis sent greetings to China on Sunday, calling its citizens a "noble" people and asking Catholics in China to be "good Christians and good citizens," in his latest overture to the ...

Here is the full text of the official prepared remarks of Pope Francis' address to young people for the "Blessing of the Faithful" from the balcony of the Cardinal’s Palace in Bogotá, Colombia ...

Pope Francis, flanked by children from the five continents, speaks from his studio's window to the faithful gathered for the traditional Sunday's noon blessing in St. Peter's Square at The ...

As the Vatican prepares for an unprecedented gathering of Catholic clergy from around the world, ideological rifts are mounting around the role of women in the church and LGBTQ inclusion.

Wartime Pope Pius XII knew details about the Nazi attempt to exterminate Jews in the Holocaust as early as 1942, according to a letter found in the Vatican archives that conflicts with the Holy ...

I said, `The Pope is Argentine, but God is Brazilian.'” It was a reference to frequent claims by Lula and other Brazilian leaders that “God is Brazilian.” Categories: Politics , Brazil ...

Pope Francis is presiding over a ceremony to create 21 new cardinals. They include ...