The Vatican strenuously denies Pope Francis was guilty of any wrongdoing ... opinions on Church teachings on sexual ethics and family life.

So look in the early going for a vast ... gift of children also includes what may be Pope Francis’s most ringing affirmation of the right to life of the unborn: “I feel it urgent to state ...

Pope Francis also discusses his health and asserts again that he has never thought of resigning, although like his predecessors he had prepared a letter early in his pontificate offering his ...

In a profound reflection delivered during Sunday’s Angelus prayer, Pope Francis emphasized how Jesus Christ reveals the ultimate criterion by which all history is judged: love. “Whoever loves ...

In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to be “messengers of hope” in the jubilee year by saying “‘yes’ to life.” Umbrellas dotted St. Peter’s Square on the ...

Pope Francis prayed First Vespers with thousands of consecrated men and women in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday evening. On Sunday, the Church celebrates the 29th World Day for Consecrated Life, ...

Pope Francis encouraged Christians to be “messengers of hope” in the Jubilee Year by saying “‘Yes’ to life.” Umbrellas dotted St. Peter’s Square on the rainy Sunday afternoon as ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Hope is a book that combines an account of Pope Francis’ life with his musings on faith, love, poverty, migrants, women, gay people ...

VATICAN— 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 ...

ROME — Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a "firm commitment" to protect and respect life from conception to natural death.

(photo: Credit: Vatican Media / Vatican Media) Elias Turk/Aci Mena/CNA Vatican December 17, 2024 Pope Francis has revealed that he narrowly escaped two attempts on his life during his visit to ...