Pope Francis gives a vivid and compelling account of an inspiring testimony to faith-filled hope and the power of the Rosary.

At the end of his Jan. 29 catechesis on the theme of 'Jesus Christ Our Hope,' the Pope said all Christians are called to ...

While the Holy Year 2025 refrain, "Hope does not disappoint," can be difficult for those suffering from illness to embrace, ...

Pope Francis celebrates the First Vespers and Te Deum for the end of the year, in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, 31 December 2024. (Photo by EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI /MaxPPP) Seated in a chair at ...

In this area’s matrilineal culture, women have taken on new responsibilities in Catholic churches in the region, acting as ...

After Notre Dame Cathedral's splendid reopening, the attention of Paris Catholics has now turned to the nearby Church of ...

The pope, who now often uses a wheelchair due to knee and back pain, says: “The Church is governed using the head and the heart, not the legs.” Francis, originally from Argentina and the first ...

Not even the Pope can resist the temptation. So this month Pope Francis, the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to head the Catholic Church, goes where other pontiffs have not. Hope ...

Pope Francis expresses his sadness over the havoc caused by the giant California wildfires and his spiritual closeness with those affected. "I pray for all of you," he states from a balcony in St ...

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis baptized 21 babies in the Sistine ... are in charge and we must serve them with the Sacrament, with prayers.” The pontiff personally administered the sacrament ...

Pope Francis gestures during an audience with Catholic associations of teachers and students' parents in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino ...