The pope declared a fast on Oct. 7, urging Catholics to pray for peace in the Middle East. Jews were already fasting for Tzom ...

Pope Francis criticised on Monday what he called the "shameful inability" of the international community to end the war in ...

Pope Francis announced he would create 21 new cardinals Dec. 8, including a 99-year-old former nuncio and the 44-year-old ...

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On the one-year anniversary of the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, Pope Francis expressed his solidarity with all those ...

In a letter on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks in the Middle East, Pope Francis calls for an end to conflict and a ...

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The study groups are investigating questions such as how to improve seminary education, ministry to LGBTQ Catholics and ...

The secular contrast between “liberal” and “conservative” doesn’t work inside the Catholic Church, at least in its most ...

Pope Francis will appoint 21 new cardinals from around the world, he announced on Sunday, in an unexpected push to influence ...

ROME — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further ...

At the end of his Gospel reflection, the Pope asked the Virgin Mary to intercede for Christian spouses, noting the upcoming ...