Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...

Let us not be afraid to throw open bright windows of closeness to those who are suffering, of forgiveness, of compassion, and ...

In his message for the World Day of Peace, Pope Francis lamented the "devastation" seen worldwide and "the conflicts that ...

The pontiff repeatedly emphasized his message against bullying, having participants pledge "No bullying!" during the audience ...

Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a Jubilee year for the Catholic Church. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Claire Giangravé from the Religion News Service about the tradition.

Pope Francis appears to have made his views on ... In September, he labelled Belgium's abortion laws 'homicidal'. Catholic leaders in England and Wales were among the most vociferous opponents ...

I declared a mounting crisis in Jewish/Catholic relations the most under-covered Vatican story of 2025. Early indications are ...

A group representing the leaders of the United States’s largest Jewish organizations has written a letter to Pope Francis ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Offering his condolences, Pope Francis praised former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s Christian faith and ...

The life of the church in 2024 was defined as much by what did not happen, as by what did. The most important thing that did ...

It’s telling that in this present moment of the Church, we are divided over the essential means of our communion.

The Vatican’s condemnation of Israel reflects a double standard, especially when contrasted with its relative silence on other human rights abuses.