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

THE material, cultural and spiritual poverties that exist in the world are a "scandal" that Christians were called to address...

THE wars being fought in Gaza, Ukraine and other parts of the world are destroying the future of the children...

POPE Francis asked Our Lady to look mercifully upon the human family, "which has strayed from the path of peace,"...

HAVING come to know Jesus through the Scriptures and in the Eucharist, Catholics are called to share with others the...

ALTHOUGH it is easy to feel powerless in the face of war, "prayer is the meek and holy force to...

THE Church's highest ranking prelate in the Holy Land offered his "absolute availability" to be exchanged for Israeli children taken...

FINDING better ways to live "like Jesus did" - reaching out, welcoming, healing and including others - was the focus...

COMPETING notions of authority and giving certain Christian truths preeminence over others can not only derail the assembly of the...

THE Catholic Church, in pursuit of "pastoral prudence," should discern if there are ways of giving blessings to homosexual persons...

STARTING a global meeting of leaders, Pope Francis told former US President Bill Clinton and the global community to take...

WHEN Pope Francis said he wanted the focus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith to be something...

POPE Francis continues to make surprise additions to the College of Cardinals with plenty of "firsts," and perhaps the most...

DOROTHY Day was “a great witness to faith, hope and charity in the 20th century,” a woman who loved the...

 TO end "Catholic Woodstock" - as World Youth Day has been called by the Portuguese press - Pope Francis told...

POPE Francis' upcoming trip to Mongolia will draw the Church's attention to the "joy" and "simplicity" with which Mongolians live...

EIGHTY years ago this week, before Pope Francis told priests to be "shepherds with the smell of the sheep," his...

IT was the pope’s first general audience since being released from Rome’s Gemelli hospital where he underwent abdominal surgery on...

In the hilltop town home to the former summer residence of popes, two domes tower over residences and restaurants: the...

Pope Francis has expressed his condolences and prayers after the death of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who died...

THE most powerful and effective method of evangelisation is to live according to what one teaches and preaches, Pope Francis...

CHRISTIANS should pray on Pentecost that the Holy Spirit would give them the courage and strength to share the Gospel, Pope Francis...

AFTER literally hundreds of public prayers for peace in Ukraine and 443 days after Russia launched an all-out war on...

WORLD Youth Day is an antidote against indifference, isolation and lethargy, Pope Francis said. Since World Youth Days were established...

PRAISING the piety and charity of Hungarian Christians and their commitment to supporting traditional family life, Pope Francis said Christ...