The Pope has commended the "lives of sacrifice, missionary zeal, and service to the Church" of 14 newly canonized saints.

Advocates for a greater role for women in the Catholic Church say Pope Francis is failing their cause at a global meeting of ...

The encyclical is being published amid the celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the apparitions of the Sacred Heart of ...

The newly canonized include St. Giuseppe Allamano, a diocesan priest from Italy who founded the Consolata missionary orders, ...

In a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 20, the pope declared three nineteenth-century founders of religious orders and the ...

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We know that the Holy Father has expressed that at this time the issue of the female diaconate is not mature and has asked ...

For the Pope, "at this moment the question of the female diaconate is not mature, and he has asked that we do not dwell on ...

When Nihon Hidankyo’s award was announced on Oct. 11, I recalled the visit of Pope Francis to Japan five years ago in November 2019.

The pope said “the climate of dialogue between the two Churches has lost the acrimony of the past and today allows us to hope ...

To mark World Food Day on October 16, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of combating food insecurity and ensuring that ...

The landmark autobiography was originally meant to be published after Pope Francis’ death, but inspired by the upcoming year ...