Wearing red vestments for the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Pope Francis knocked on the door of the church in Rome's Rebibbia prison complex and walked over its thres ...

God wants to save each and every person, and Christians are called to give witness to that fact by praying even for people who have harmed them, Pope Francis said. Marking the f ...

In the quiet of Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, launching what he called a ...

Celebrating Christmas Mass after opening the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis said the birth of Jesus fills Christians with hope and the courage to work for peace and justice.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As millions of pilgrims prepare to cross through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis called on individuals, nations and the global community to take a ...

The Christmas spirit in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, was festive yet overshadowed on Christmas Eve by the grim realities of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Pa ...

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Al celebrar la Misa de Navidad después de abrir el Año Santo 2025, el Papa Francisco dijo que el nacimiento de Jesús llena a los cristianos de esperanza y d ...

ROMA (CNS) -- Vestido con los ornamentos rojos de la festividad de San Esteban, el primer mártir cristiano, el Papa Francisco llamó a la puerta de la capilla del complejo penitenciario Rebib ...

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Mientras millones de peregrinos se preparan para cruzar el umbral de la Puerta Santa de la Basílica de San Pedro, el Papa Francisco hizo un llamamiento a las personas ...

A Christmas tree was reportedly set ablaze in a Christian-majority town in Syria, prompting protests in the war-torn nation just two weeks after the ouster of former President Bashar Ass ...