In a moving homily read by Archbishop Fisichella, the pontiff described how suffering can become "a place of encounter" with ...

Francis has sought to normalize the papacy with his informal style and disdain for pomp while still wielding the awesome ...

On a recent visit to Vatican City, writer Patrick O Brien ponders on Pope Francis unique ‘footprint’ on the world, reminding ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, has said Pope Francis continues to rest after his return ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday said Jesus continues to go out in search of those who are lost or without hope in a catechesis titled “Jesus Christ Our Hope.” In his written catechesis ...

Pope Francis on Friday shared a message with Slovak ... Cyril and Methodius — “who have irrigated [Slovakia] with the Gospel of Christ for more than a thousand years.” ...

During its 10 years of work, the pontifical commission has 'enabled a safety network to grow within the Church,' the Pope said Pope Francis joins the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday highlighted the transformative ... In his written March 26 catechesis, titled “Jesus Christ Our Hope” and released by the Vatican, the pope said: “Jesus waits ...

Pope Francis publicly acknowledged that this Lenten ... we are brothers in the salvation Christ has given us." His remarks then turned to world conflicts, with a focus on South Sudan, where ...

In 1990, as Argentina's Jesuits were divided over the church's role in the country's politics and society, frustration with the future Pope Francis ... to the vulnerable Christ, newly born ...

Pope Francis on Monday appointed Bishop Michael ... He grew up in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, where he attended Christ the King Parish and grammar school and was an altar server.

In a written message on Tuesday to the Vatican’s commission for the protection of minors from sexual abuse, Pope Francis urged the ... and fidelity to Jesus Christ and his Church.