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

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

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

Pope Francis has canonized 14 new saints, including a group of martyrs from Syria, in a move that could symbolize a call for ...

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

The Vatican announced October 21 that Pope Francis will publish an encyclical on the Sacred Heart October 24 titled, "Dilexit ...

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

An autobiography of Pope Francis will be published next January. Entitled “Hope,” the book will be published simultaneously ...

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

Cardinal Purple, No Thanks. Indonesian Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur has asked Pope Francis not to be made a cardinal at the ...

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

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