Pope Francis called for the release of two religious brothers, members of the Congregation of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, who are still being held hostage in Haiti.
"I have learned with relief that in Haiti, a teacher and four of the
Hope is patient, concrete and extraordinary in that it can change everything, the papal preacher said.
Hope "is the opposite of impatience, of haste, of 'everything immediately.' It is the antidote to discouragement. It keeps yearning alive," Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa told Pope Francis
Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of U.S. Sister Rose Hawthorne, the daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and he recognized the martyrdom of a German priest executed by the Nazis and a German nun and her 14 companions who were raped and
The United States established formal diplomatic relations with the Holy See 40 years ago, and the current ambassador in Rome says its mission has been a wonderful success.
"We've tried to hew very closely to the mission that we've been given, and we
The work of protecting minors and other vulnerable people in the Catholic Church involves holding those in positions of power accountable for the abuse they commit, Pope Francis said.
The church's safeguarding efforts "must undoubtedly aim at eradicating situations that protect those who
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Encouraging negotiations to end Russia's war on Ukraine, Pope Francis called for the warring sides to have the "courage of the white flag," a term usually associated with surrender. Asked in an interview whether Ukraine should surrender and
"The more we sense God's tenderness, the more we desire to be in full communion with him and the more evident the ugliness of evil in our lives becomes," the pope said in a speech written for priests and seminarians attending a
An apple tree grown from a tree in Blessed Józef Ulma's orchard was planted March 6 in the Vatican Gardens by Polish officials, accompanied by Cardinal Pietro Parolin. The ceremony was part of commemorating the 80th anniversary of the death of Józef
International Women's Day has long been an occasion for women and men connected to the Vatican to gather to discuss the role of women in the church and society.
But with the full participation of women at the synod on synodality and the
The Catholic Church should not be discouraged by the challenge of confronting sex abuse, Pope Francis said, rather it must take concrete steps in developing policies to preserve the dignity of its members.
"In confronting the scandal of abuse and the suffering of