Thus, this encyclical appears to be the center for all the other reflections that the pope has presented to the Church and the world, even the more “horizontal” ones. In this sense, it seems ...

With his new encyclical, Pope Francis added his voice to this chorus of encouragement inviting people not to lose heart.

COMMENTARY: The pro-life movement won’t achieve its ultimate goals without a strong focus on supporting and strengthening ...

"China’s many political prisoners should also be on the pope’s prayer list" The death of Father Guo provides the ... Father Guo’s courageous and long life has much to teach us all. Pope Francis and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. London: In Rome, there is a famous saying: He who enters a conclave as pope ... Loading “But all things considered, everyone ...

In fact, with Rosarium Virginis Mariae , the Pope invited us to contemplate Christ through the eyes and heart of Mary. Then the encyclical Ecclesia ... pastoral workers at all levels, who in ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Rome: Pope Francis has named the first ... to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church’s religious ...

a time of jubilee for all those who are in bondage to forms of slavery old and new." For the first time in church history, Pope St. John Paul II ruled during the 1983 holy year that Catholics ...

Organised by the Church every 25 years, the Jubilee is intended as a period of reflection and penance for Catholics, and is marked by a long list ... pope's call for the Church to be open to all.

The unlocking of the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve by Pope Francis — the event ... to pass through the door that is walled at all other times to get a "plenary indulgence ...