Doctor of the Church relied on divine grace and the maternal care of the Virgin Mary to temper that vice and become a man of ...

Perhaps the best example of how St. Francis de Sales embodied kindness and truth lies in his famous axiom, “a spoonful of ...

Pope Francis celebrates the First Vespers and Te Deum for the end of the year, in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, 31 December 2024. (Photo by EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI /MaxPPP) Seated in a chair at ...

A recent visit to a cathedral has me thinking: Maybe we atheists can sometimes stray into the same absolutisms we criticise in religion, he says. I have always prided myself on being a rigorous ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis gestures during an audience with Catholic associations of teachers and students’ parents in ...

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VATICAN— Here’s the full text of Pope Francis’ message for the 58th World Day of Peace ... Hope overflows in generosity; it is free of calculation, makes no hidden demands, is unconcerned with gain, ...

Pope Francis called for the protection of life at New Year’s Day Mass on Wednesday, offering a seemingly anti-abortion message. “Let us entrust this new year to Mary, Mother of God,” Francis ...

Pope Francis began 2025 with a plea for peace and the protection of human life, calling for “a firm commitment to promote respect for the dignity of human life, from conception to natural death ...

The Mass also marked the Jubilee Year, launched on Christmas, with Francis noting that 'Mary is the door through which Christ entered this world,' quoting St. Ambrose. Pope Francis delivers his ...