Abbas also met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, and Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican ...

Do not be afraid; am I not here, I who am your mother?” This is the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe that Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis will open five Holy Doors in a long-standing catholic tradition and will introduce a never-before-seen ritual.

Pope Francis has called on all nations to eliminate the death penalty, to divert a fixed percentage of arms spending to a ...

Coinciding with the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, the World Day of Peace was instituted by Pope Paul VI in 1968.

Anticipating the World Day of Peace on Jan. 1, Pope Francis renewed John Paul’s appeals earlier this month, asking for the ...

Pope Francis, who has recently intensified criticism of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, on Thursday received Palestinian ...

During the “cordial talks,” both parties “reiterated the condemnation of all forms of terrorism” while emphasizing the ...

As the fighting in Gaza drags on, Pope Francis welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the Vatican. The Vatican press ...

An Italian association of LGBT Christians has said it has received official Vatican approval to make a pilgrimage to next ...

Pope Francis is calling on wealthy countries and institutions to substantially reduce if not outright cancel debt as a matter ...

Pope Francis is calling on wealthy countries and institutions to substantially reduce if not outright cancel debt as a matter ...