Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation, peace and care for others. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and ...

Pope Francis recalled the witness of persecuted Christians around the world on Thursday as he celebrated the feast of St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr. In his Angelus address on Dec.

Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, officially launching the Jubilee Year 2025. “O Christ, bright star of the morning, incarnation of ...

According to the Vatican Secretariat of State, "Pope Francis was referring to particular state religions, certainly not the doctrine of the church, which he has reaffirmed numerous times over the ...

Pope Francis delivered his annual "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) Christmas message and blessing from the Vatican on Wednesday, calling for peace around the globe and an end to ongoing ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People hold statuettes of baby Jesus as they look at a giant screen in St.Peter’s Square, at the Vatican ...

The Church's teaching and her pastoral ministry are not opposed, Pope Francis said in a video message on Thursday ... “We not infrequently identify doctrine with conservatism and antiquity; and on the ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis meets with members of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (photo: Vatican Media / VM) Almudena Martínez-Bordiú/CNA/Aci Prensa ...

The International Theological Commission is made up of theologians from around the world who are appointed by the pope to carry out research on behalf of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering humanitarian crises, especially in Gaza and Ukraine, as he opened the ...