Pope Francis's recent encyclical Dilexit Nos (DN) is unique, at least within his term of office. It deals with deeply spiritual issues, using spiritual terms. One can judge them only by the Spirit, ...

Pope Francis' encyclical, published in 2015, is not a collection of recipes to be followed but a call to action to change the ...

Pope Francis has ushered in 2025 with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” ...

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 ...

Pope Francis, who was to celebrate his 88th birthday Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair instead of walking and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies. Still, he had a 2024 ...

Francis is the first pope from the Americas, the first of his name, and more than any other pope in recent memory ... been indifferent to the Church's most insidious scandal– the rampant ...

Pope Francis has used his traditional Christmas message to urge "all people of all nations" to find courage during this Holy Year "to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions".

Pope Francis told thousands of pilgrims attending his general audience on Wednesday that “the strength of arguments” is not enough to convince people about Jesus Christ and his Church.

Vatican City, June 23 - Pope Francis on Thursday met the head of ... as well as copies of the recent encyclicals "Evangelii gaudium", "Laudato sii" and "Amoris laetitia". "You do good," the ...

On Dec. 15, Pope Francis will travel to ... Vatican In his recent encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Dilexit Nos, Francis asked people to take seriously the “fervent devotion” of those ...

In his recent encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus ... Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican December 13, 2024 On Dec. 15, Pope Francis will travel to Ajaccio, the capital of the French island of ...