In a March 20 announcement, the USCCB said the five priests consist of four Latin rite priests and one Eastern... Read more
The historic Pontifical Gregorian University this week announced its official merger with the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Pontifical Oriental... Read more
Pope Francis said Sunday that God’s glory and our true happiness are not found in success, fame, or popularity but... Read more
Pope Francis on Friday made two appointments to the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Read more
Pope Francis has no plans to resign from office according to excerpts from his forthcoming memoir — though he says... Read more
Pope Francis is the 265th successor of St. Peter. Here is a timeline of key events during his papacy. Read more
Visitors will enter an active women’s prison on Venice’s Giudecca island, where inmates will play an active role in the... Read more
The Holy Father made the remarks last month in a newly released television interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI. Read more
“I encourage you to move forward so that the Church will be, always and everywhere, a place where everyone can... Read more
Pope Francis reflected on the intellectual legacy of the “Angelic Doctor” in a letter to social scientists. Read more
“The Pontifical Academy for Life reiterates that precisely in the era of universal human rights, there cannot be a ‘right’... Read more
Monsignor Shane L. Kirby has been named the substitute promoter of justice of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. Read more
The pope’s remarks to the Vatican magistrates highlighted the virtue of courage, which he observed was at the very center... Read more
The pope asked children to pray the Lord’s Prayer “every morning and every evening, in your families too, together with... Read more
The private meeting between the pope and Father Andrzej Komorowski came at the invitation of Pope Francis and followed a... Read more
The Holy Lance, also known as the Lance of Longinus, was known in Christian tradition as the weapon believed to... Read more
According to a 2021 report by the Polish Catholic outlet Więź, the Polish nunciature had received four reports from three... Read more
Pope Francis has faced numerous health challenges in recent years and yet still has maintained a busy schedule of meetings,... Read more
Armenia and Azerbaijan are engaged in peace talks following Azerbaijan's violent takeover of the Nagorno-Karabakh region late last year. Read more
The pope did not walk to his chair in the Paul VI Audience Hall on Wednesday as he normally does. Read more