When we are tempted to lose hope, we must remember that it is not a feeling or an emotion but a virtue, says the bishop of ...

Pope Francis's recent encyclical Dilexit Nos (DN) is unique, at least within his term of office. It deals with deeply spiritual issues, using spiritual terms. One can judge them only by the Spirit, ...

Presidential elections, international environmental conferences, and weather-related disasters are just a few of the major ...

In his recent encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus ... Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican December 13, 2024 On Dec. 15, Pope Francis will travel to Ajaccio, the capital of the French island of ...

Pope Francis has appointed a supporter of allowing pro-abortion Catholic politicians to receive communion to lead the Roman ...

Pope Francis opens the Holy Year 2025, continues calls for peace, and addresses global challenges, emphasizing love, hope, and dialogue amid crises ...

The star,” Pope Francis said, “speaks to us of that unique light that can show to all people the way to salvation and ...

PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP This Sunday, December 15, Pope Francis is attending a symposium ... who placed it at the heart of his latest encyclical, Dilexit Nos ("he loved us," in Latin ...

Vatican Diary. Jubilees have perhaps always been a privileged moment for popes to share their vision of history. Every week, ...

“We for our part feel bound to cry out and denounce the many situations in which the earth is exploited and our neighbours oppressed,” Pope Francis writes ... the themes set out in the Pope’s latest ...

The Laudato si’ encyclical was a global event for Christians and, far beyond, for all environmentalists who saw it as Pope Francis' endorsement of their struggle. But has its content been truly ...