Opening the Holy Door at St. Mary Major, Cardinal Rolando Makrickas prayed that the world would entrust itself to Mary, "the ...

"May we learn to care for every child born of a woman, above all by protecting, like Mary, the precious gift of life: life in ...

"Let us offer our prayer to the Father so that, like Mary, we may be pilgrims of hope who bring Christ into the world." ...

In a time when nations are marked by wars, our hope should remain focused on our desired goal of peace. The Holy Father said that wars, social injustices and the many forms of violence we are exposed ...

Some of the world’s largest, oldest empires are collapsing before our eyes, with no clear sign of what will happen next.

VATICAN— Here’s the full text of Pope Francis’ message for the 58th World Day of Peace, on the theme “Forgive us our ...

Pope Francis started the new year with a powerful call for the defense of life, emphasizing the Catholic Church's stance ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to ...

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

Protecting life, caring for wounded life, restoring dignity to the life of every ‘born of woman’ is the fundamental basis for building a civilization of peace,” Francis said.

A plenary indulgence is remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven.

EDITORIAL: The president-elect could be an unlikely ally for Pope Francis as he looks to find a solution for the conflicts in ...