VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Three years after he asked the world's Catholics to walk together in faith on a synodal journey, Pope Francis said ... a church that gets its hands dirty to serve the Lord." ...

Pope Francis has addressed the mystery of why he withdrew his hand from worshippers' kisses, explaining it was a “simple question of hygiene”. Vatican spokesman Alessandro Gisotti said the ...

"Our Lady helps us see Jesus. She opens doors," he said. "Our Lady is the mama who takes us by the hand and leads us to Jesus ...

THIS is the chilling moment Vladimir Putin stared down North Korean foreign minister Choe Son-hui with a minute-long ...

Pope Francis closed the ... the cry of the world … and gets its hands dirty in serving the Lord,” the pope said in his homily on Oct. 27. Pope Francis underlined that the Church cannot ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After members of the Synod of Bishops approved their final document, Pope Francis announced that ... the treasure and tie the hands of the merciful God." ...

read the pope’s message to the assembly on Nov. 13. In his message, Francis said there is considerable indifference toward ...

The cardinal’s visit to Moscow comes days after Pope Francis met with Ukrainian ... of foreign affairs published a photo of Zuppi shaking hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

By Emma Bubola Reporting from the Vatican Pope Francis issued a new pastoral letter on Thursday in which he urged Roman Catholics around the world to let go of consumerism and individualism ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...

Three U.S. cardinals met with Pope Francis the morning of Oct. 10. Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark said they addressed challenges in the United States. Unless it was a 14-hour meeting, which it ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — For the second time in less than a year, Pope Francis met with transgender and intersex Catholics on Sunday (Oct. 13) at the Vatican, where he listened to their stories of ...