THE 87-year-old Pope Francis not only survived the longest trip of his pontificate, but he drew energy from the crowds...

POPE Francis praised Singapore and its citizens for their hard work and ingenuity, but he urged them to be mindful...

WHILE it is tempting to want more money and more power, God works great things through those who know how...

THE best way to ensure evangelisation is about Jesus and not about oneself is to spend time in prayer and...

WHEN receiving the Eucharist, Catholics should respond with gratitude and awe that Jesus offers himself as nourishment and salvation, Pope...

THERE is a prayer for every state of mind and spiritual need in the Book of Psalms, Pope Francis said....

CONDEMNING the killing of Christians in Congo, Pope Francis said the sacrifices of modern martyrs were seeds that grew into...

THE spiritual practice of reparation "may be somewhat forgotten or wrongly judged obsolete" , but it is essential for the...

A FOUNDATION that promotes devotion to St Pius of Pietrelcina, more widely known as Padre Pio, is making 10 never-before-seen...

POPE Francis has appealed to countries at war to release prisoners and offered special prayers for those who have endured...

BEING a Christian means defending human dignity and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery, war, sexual...

POPE Francis told Catholics in the Holy Land that he knows Holy Week this year was "so overshadowed by the...

YOUNG people need to understand how much Christ loves them unconditionally and how much the church needs their voices and...

ONLY Jesus can deliver humanity from hatred and violence, Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday."Jesus entered Jerusalem as a humble...

WESTERN theology risks becoming an abstract and rationalized conversation among academics rather than a tool for nourishing the faith of...

AFTER telling people at his general audience, “I’m still a bit sick,” and having aides read most of his prepared...

AFTER deadly attacks killed 15 people at a Catholic church and dozens more at a mosque in Burkina Faso, Pope...

IN an age when even one's most intimate thoughts and feelings can become fodder for social media, Lent is a...

ST María Antonia de Paz Figueroa, known as Mama Antula, devoted herself completely to helping others experience God's closeness and...

A PAPAL visit to Vietnam was hinted at by the Vatican’s foreign minister at a news conference on January 18....

VINCENZO Riva, a man with neurofibromatosis, whose photograph with Pope Francis was seen around the world a decade ago, died...

ONE of the most dangerous vices is gluttony, turning people who are meant to be custodians of creation into mere...

ALL forms of artificial intelligence should be used to alleviate human suffering, promote integral development and help end wars and...

AWAY in a cave near Greccio, Italy, St Francis of Assisi had the first Nativity scene – a live one...

POPE Francis expressed his concern about concrete initiatives individual dioceses and the Church in Germany as a whole are taking,...