Pope Francis says he hopes to travel to Turkey next year to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, ...

A British bishop says the value of “restorative justice” must be recognized in society, “for it can be an effective path to ...

Catholic voters swung behind Donald Trump in the election. But the president-elect and Pope Francis’ visions couldn’t be ...

Using what the Vatican called an "equipollent" or equivalent beatification, Pope Francis recognized as "blessed" a 15th-century Spanish abbess, mystic and preacher. The pope signed decrees in four ...

The ability to fully carry out the evangelizing mission that engages every Christian depends on the ability to face these ...

Pope Francis appeared eager as one of his aides pushed his wheelchair through the aula magna in the Paul VI Hall, where discussions for the Synod on Synodality were concluding. The 87-year-old ...

Twelve months have passed since Pope Francis called for a paradigm shift in theology. His November 2023 apostolic letter Ad Theologiam Promovendam (ATP) outlined an inclusive, relational ...

By focusing on the most salacious parts of its history, as well as recent U.S. politics, the book Opus doesn't shed much ...

Bishop Sklba's biography on the archdiocese website says ... On October 18, 2010, the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, Pope ...

As one of the most powerful sources of information, Wikipedia alters people’s perceptions of a wide range of issues, such as ...

In Italy, St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), son of a successful merchant, captured the new spirit as an itinerant preacher ...

The surprise announcement came at the conclusion of the pope’s weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square as Francis ...