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

The book, which was six years in the making, vividly recreates Francis’ childhood in Buenos Aires but offers few new insights ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis in January, likely the president's final international trip just days before he leaves the Oval Office, the White House announced on ...

Pope Francis emphasised the importance of humility in the recording broadcast on Saturday. "A world full of hope and kindness is a more beautiful world. A society that looks to the future with ...

Pope Francis's recent encyclical Dilexit Nos (DN) is unique, at least within his term of office. It deals with deeply spiritual issues, using spiritual terms. One can judge them only by the Spirit, ...

Pope Francis kicked off the event while opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Tuesday. The sacred event for the Catholic Church is typically held every 25 years for ...

“We for our part feel bound to cry out and denounce the many situations in which the earth is exploited and our neighbours oppressed,” Pope Francis writes ... the themes set out in the Pope’s latest ...

ROME — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century ...

Pope Francis urged inmates to never give up hope as he inaugurated the Vatican’s Jubilee Year at the high-security Rebibbia prison on the outskirts of Rome on Thursday. The pope opened a “Holy ...

Israel’s foreign ministry summoned the Vatican's ambassador, Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, this week to express outrage over Pope Francis’ strong criticism of its abuses against Palestinians ...

Pope Francis has opened a "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year at a prison, marking the first one opened at such an institution since the Jubilee tradition began in 1300. He celebrated the ...

Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, in what the Vatican said was the first such ...