Pope Francis’ message was read at the beginning of a Mass for consecrated men and women in Rome’s

The Democratic Republic of Congo exports 70% of the worldʼs cobalt, a once-obscure element now in great demand

Civic leaders, friends, and members of Cardinal George Pell’s family remembered the Australian cardinal’s dedication to the Church.

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Meeting with Bishops at the Congo National Episcopal Conference, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of

Pope Francis interacted with an enthusiastic crowd of about 65,000 young people and adults, some of whom traveled

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Prayer Meeting with priests, deacons, consecrated people and seminarians in the Cathedral of Notre

The 91-year-old cardinal wrote on his blog on Jan. 31 that he is receiving treatment in the hospital

On the second day of his Apostolic journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis celebrated Mass.

Papal Masses, especially in the last 50 years or so, have attracted crowds of millions — many of

Enough. Enough enriching themselves on the skin of the weakest, enough enriching themselves with resources and blood money.”

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Meeting with the young people and catechists in the Martyrs Stadium of Kinshasa, Democratic

Catholics danced and sang songs, including a chant of “Maman Maria,” which means “Mama Mary” in French, as

“One of the greatest and most influential theologians of all time on the Chair of Peter put himself

2023 will likely be a year of many trips for Pope Francis.   From January 31st to February 5th,

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Meeting with Victims of the Eastern part of Congo and with representatives from some

Pope Francis urged the international community to give the central African country its autonomy while not turning a

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Holy Mass from the Ndolo Airport, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. 

Before beginning his apostolic journey to Africa, Pope Francis met with migrants and refugees from the Democratic Republic

Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and Pastor Iain Greenshields,

“Music, great music, relaxes the spirit, arouses deep feelings, and almost naturally invites us to raise our minds

LIVE | The Welcome Ceremony for Pope Francis in the Democratic Republic of Congo at N’djili International Airport,

Bishop Georg Bätzing has criticized Pope Francis and dismissed the pope’s recent words that the controversial German Synodal

Pope Francis continued the generational turnover in the Roman Curia and appointed an American missionary bishop as the

We knew, even as the evening concluded, that it would be lodged in our memories and our hearts