On the feast day of St. Lucy, Dec. 13, Pope Francis said that “we need women’s work and their word in a Church that reaches out that it may be leaven and light in the culture and in our lives together.”

On the feast day of St. Lucy, Dec. 13, Pope Francis said that “we need women’s work and their word in a Church that reaches out that it may be leaven and light in the culture and in our lives together.”

A Nativity scene from Bethlehem artisans sparked controversy for featuring a Palestinian keffiyeh on baby Jesus, but the organizer says it was a last-minute choice to symbolize Palestinians.

Pope Francis called on musicians and artists to serve as “angels of peace” during his address to participants of the 2024 Vatican Christmas Concert on Saturday.

Pope Francis called on musicians and artists to serve as “angels of peace” during his address to participants of the 2024 Vatican Christmas Concert on Saturday.

Pope Francis received a warm welcome on the Mediterranean island of Corsica for a one day visit to the city of Ajaccio, the capital of the French island region.

Pope Francis received a warm welcome on the Mediterranean island of Corsica for a one day visit to the city of Ajaccio, the capital of the French island region.

On Dec. 15, Pope Francis will visit Corsica to speak on popular piety in the Mediterranean, emphasizing its role in evangelization and community faith.

During Mass on Dec. 12, Pope Francis emphasized the comforting words of Our Lady of Guadalupe: “Am I not here, I who am your mother?”

During a 30-minute meeting at the Vatican, Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas emphasized dialogue and diplomacy as the path to peace in the Holy Land.

In his message for the 58th World Day of Peace, Pope Francis calls for personal, cultural, and structural transformation to build a lasting peace.

In an exclusive interview with EWTN, Cardinal Mario Grech shares post-Synod insights, emphasizing the need for spiritual conversion over structural reform, Pope Francis’ groundbreaking approach, and the dynamic involvement of the People of God.

An Italian association of LGBT Christians has said it has received official Vatican approval to make a pilgrimage to next year’s jubilee in Rome.

Pope Francis told thousands of pilgrims attending his general audience on Wednesday that “the strength of arguments” is not enough to convince people about Jesus Christ and his Church.

On Dec. 7, Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals, giving them a scarlet zucchetto, biretta, a cardinalatial ring, and a Roman church.

Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi criticized Pope Francis for the Vatican’s deal with China regarding bishop appointments during an interview with the National Catholic Reporter published on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

A pair of former Vatican officials has been found guilty of embezzlement and abuse of office.

ANALYSIS: The Holy Father was following a familiar mode of operating when he accepted the Synod on Synodality’s final document and then took action to underscore that it is now part of the Church’s ordinary magisterium.

Pope Francis on Monday spoke of his desire for theology courses to be “accessible to all."

The Vatican Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments is reportedly looking into enforcing restrictions on the Latin Mass at the annual Chartres pilgrimage, according to a French media outlet.

Several cardinal who received their red hats from Pope Francis this weekend emphasized the importance of serving the Church’s universal mission while addressing contemporary challenges facing their local Churches.

Out of the 21 cardinals who were created Dec. 7 in Pope Francis’ 10th consistory at the Vatican, 10 new cardinals — almost half — are members of religious congregations or institutes.

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, said on Friday that Pope Francis is known by the children of Holy Family Church in Gaza as “the grandfather.”

As the iconic Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris reopened its doors five years after a devastating fire, Pope Francis on Saturday called the church’s restoration a “prophetic sign” of the Church’s renewal in France.