During Tuesday’s Angelus on the occasion of the feast of St. Stephen — the first Christian martyr — Pope Francis renewed his call for peace and brought attention to the persecution that Christians are facing around the world.

Pope Francis created him Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church in the consistory of June 28, 2017

In his Christmas homily, Pope Francis shared a message for anyone who may be feeling discouraged with a reminder that the Lord was born to save the world and to give us a hope that is greater than all of our problems.

On the birthday of the Prince of Peace, Pope Francis called for an end to war in the Holy Land and throughout the world as well as the arms trade that fuels it.

The Vatican is currently investigating miracles associated with the intercession of Blessed Justus Ukon Takayama that, if confirmed,

More Catholic bishops have publicly declared their opposition to the Vatican’s Fiducia Supplicans document, which permits nonliturgical blessings of

Pope Francis has sent Cardinal Konrad Krajewski to the Holy Land for Christmas as his personal representative to

Pope Francis offered his condolences on Friday morning after 14 people were killed and 25 injured in a mass shooting at a university in Prague.

“Let us remain vigilant against rigid ideological positions that often ... separate us from reality and prevent us from moving forward,” Pope Francis said.

Tensions have risen in the Eastern Catholic Church in the Indian state of Kerala as the deadline approaches to implement a universal liturgy.

Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Luis Manuel Cuña Ramos, of the clergy of the Diocese of Orense, as

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The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a declaration titled Fiducia Supplicans on Dec. 18, which authorizes nonliturgical blessings of “same-sex couples” and other couples who are in “irregular situations.”

Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke during his last general audience before Christmas on the importance of approaching the coming of Christ with “joy” and “amazement

This Saturday, the trial against Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who must spend five years in prison after being convicted

The Vatican has issued new guidance on the topic of blessings of same-sex attracted people, stating that Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples as an expression of pastoral closeness without condoning their sexual relations.

This December, after the presentation in Rome of his new book on episcopal conferences, Cardinal Filoni, Grand Master

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Judges delivered a verdict in the Vatican’s financial corruption trial on Saturday sentencing Cardinal Angelo Becciu to more than five years in prison and convicting five other defendants to similar jail sentences.

There should not be any new inmates in the Vatican prisons at the end of the first-degree sentence of the trial on the management of the State Secretariat's funds. Here's why