Pope Francis has told soldiers, police and other law enforcement officials from around the world that armed force can only be ...

As the Catholics world marked the Interna­tional Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, Pope Fran­cis has urged Catholics and peo­ple of goodwill to do everything possible to combat ...

In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world leader we know as Pope Francis — is a story finally told in his own words. But ...

In his message for the 11th International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, Pope Francis offered a ...

Under normal conditions, a pope releasing a highly personal memoir about his life would create quite a few headlines. However ...

Even after Elizabeth recognizes the significance of Mary’s pregnancy, saying, “Most blessed are you among women and blessed ...

Every Christian, and not just those serving as missionaries in remote regions of the world, have an obligation to share the hope that comes from faith, Pope Francis said. Christians ...

Be messengers and builders of hope” for “a new evangelizing season in the Church, which is sent to revive hope in a world over which dark shadows loom;” “be harbingers of a new humanity in a world ...