Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an ...

The Catholic Church teaches that hope is one of the three theological virtues — along with faith and charity — which God ...

Pope Francis is receiving the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the country's highest civilian honor, the ...

A new tour for Jubilee 2025 of the Vatican Gardens at the pope’s summer palace in Castel Gandolfo aims to bring Pope Francis’ ...

Pope Francis delivered his annual “state of the world” address on Thursday, asking ambassadors to pursue a “diplomacy of hope ...

Dec. 29, St. Joseph the Worker Shrine had the honor to welcome Bishop Robert Hennessey. Bishop Hennessey presided over the 10 ...

As Pope Francis begins a Jubilee based on the motto “Hope does not disappoint,” he may be praying these words will soon apply ...

Pope Francis declared in a papal address that "fake news" has been a major cause of societal unrest that has led to the ...

The pope pointed to the assassination attempt against Donald Trump as an example of growing polarization and mistrust.

The guidelines announced by the Italian Bishops Conference (CIE) mark a change from views previously expressed by Pope ...

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian ...

Warning of “the increasingly concrete threat of a world war,” Pope Francis called for “the diplomacy of hope” in his address ...