Today, the feast day of the Presentation in the Temple, Francis expressed closeness to bishops to encourage “young couples not to be afraid of bringing children into the world.” Tomorrow t ...

Pope Francis baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday ...

Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer from a window overlooking St ... warm wishes to the Eastern Christians who will celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7. “I assure in a special way my prayer ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the ...

In this context, Pope Francis said he hoped that the Jubilee year, which he inaugurated on Christmas Eve with the ... He recalled the prayer meeting in the Vatican Gardens in 2014 with the ...

In this area’s matrilineal culture, women have taken on new responsibilities in Catholic churches in the region, acting as ...

Diocese of Ogdensburg Bishop Terry R. LaValley designates 11 pilgrimage sites during the Ordinary Jubilee 2025.

Now comes Pope Francis, who has been afflicted with a ... He was born there on what has now become Christmas, around the time of the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah. He was circumcised as a Jew ...