In “a note of accompaniment” to the final document, the pope made clear that Catholic bishops throughout the world are to ...

Catholic voters swung behind Donald Trump in the election. But his and Pope Francis’ visions couldn’t be further apart on ...

As the Church’s liturgical year drew to a close, the Pope reflected on how Christian joy and love persist even amid global ...

Pope Francis will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican will host a world ...

Among the changes, the new rites eliminate the practice of placing the pope on an elevated ... not of a powerful man of this world." Since his election in 2013, Francis has consistently ...

Pope Francis has asked the Vatican to study whether the Catholic Church should classify "spiritual abuse" as a new crime in ...

Ravelli told L’Osservatore Romano that the new reform simplifies the funeral rites, including eliminating the requirement that the pope ... this world.” Since his 2013 election, Francis ...

Pope Francis has opted to be buried in a wooden ... The 87-year-old pontiff – who turns 88 next month – enacted a new set of liturgical rites aimed at modernizing the Catholic Church that ...

Pope Francis ... The new edition of the liturgical book was presented following its predecessor, the "editio typica" or "typical edition" of the "Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis" or "Order ...

The Pope connected his message to the upcoming 2025 Jubilee and referenced Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who could be ...

is the new world, the eternal world, which God prepares for all by giving his life for our salvation.” On the Feast of Christ the King, Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the Vatican, marking the ...