A new document by the Italian bishops’ conference states that being openly gay no longer bars candidates from discerning the ...

In his message for the 58th World Day of Peace, which will be commemorated on January 1, 2025, Pope Francis called for everyone to feel “responsible” for geopolitical and climate situations.

Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis in January ... advocacy to alleviate global suffering, including his work to advance human rights and protect religious freedoms ...

President Jimmy Carter’s hearse arrived in Atlanta Saturday afternoon after his six-day funeral schedule began that morning. Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and peanut farm operator who became the ...

President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden lead tributes to Carter after he died at his home in Plains, Georgia, ...

Readers, prepare for a literary feast in 2025. Celebrity memoirs may be the book critic’s pet peeve – few revelations, less ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year ... It has undergone two years of traffic-clogging public works upgrades of transportation, hospital emergency rooms and other ...

In his annual Christmas message, Pope Francis urged the world to "silence the sound of arms" and find reconciliation, "even (with) our enemies." Pope Francis delivered his annual Christmas message ...

Hope lives, Francis reminded the faithful on Christmas Eve, as he spoke of the blessed arrival of the Christ Child and the start of the Jubilee. Pope Francis carries the statue of the Child Jesus ...