“Get ready for this: to open horizons, to open your hearts,” Pope Francis said. World Youth Day in

Pope Francis declared six Catholics as venerable servants of God on Thursday, moving them each one step closer

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has posthumously defended Christianity against claims of intolerance “in the name of tolerance.” In

The World Watch List, released by Open Doors on Jan. 18, reported that the number of Christians facing

Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn on Wednesday confirmed he was the person who encouraged Joseph Ratzinger to accept the

At the end of his Wednesday audience, Pope Francis asked for people to join him in praying for

The plane was carrying 72 passengers from Kathmandu to Pokhara, a popular base for trekkers in the Annapurna

It was widely anticipated that a major reform of the Diocese of Rome was coming, but no one

Pope Francis met with students, staff, and faculty of the Pontifical North American College at the Vatican on

After more than a year behind bars, Pell’s time in Rome was marked by a level of activity

The Mass will be celebrated at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica. The funeral Mass

Australian Cardinal George Pell died Tuesday in Rome at age 81 after suffering a cardiac arrest following a

“Here is the message for us: we do not have to wait until we are perfect and have

Emanuela Orlandi, the 15-year-old daughter of Ercole Orlandi, an envoy of the Prefecture of the Pontifical House, disappeared

“I would like to propose that educators add new content to their teaching: fraternity,” the Holy Father said.

The private meeting on Tuesday marked the third time in nine days the 45-year-old politician was at the

The private audience with the pope took place shortly before the public release of Gänswein’s forthcoming book detailing

On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on Jan. 8, the pope baptized 13 babies and

On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, the pope said in his Angelus address that “Jesus

There are currently 37 Doctors of the Church, from Irenaeus of Lyon in the third century to Thérèse

The 90-year-old cardinal was in Rome for two days after the Hong Kong authorities temporarily released his passport.

The Vatican crypt will reopen to the public on Jan. 8. Benedict XVI was buried in the crypt

In his homily for the Church’s celebration of the three kings on Jan. 6, the pope warned that

Without question, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral was a pope’s funeral. But there were clear signals that it