Before concluding his Wednesday audience and imparting his paternal blessing for pilgrims, the Holy Father concluded his ...

After speaking, Omar Harfouch performed his "Concerto for Peace" for some twenty minutes. Warmly applauded at the end of his ...

I wished to greet the Virgen de los Desamparados,” the pope told the crowds of pilgrims at the Vatican after placing a white ...

During his homily and Angelus address, the Holy Father repeated his plea for Catholics to show their closeness to the poor ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Please let us continue to pray for peace," is the appeal that Pope Francis launched at the end of the Angelus prayer with the pilgrims and believers gathered in St.

A group of former hostages previously held by Hamas in Gaza met with Pope Francis to seek support from both current and ...

ROME -- A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and ...

“Let us pray for peace”. In his greeting to the ... s general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis reiterated this call to prayer several times. “War grows”, the Pope said ...

During his Nov. 10 Angelus address, the Holy Father also encouraged Christians to turn to Our Lady and seek her intercession.

Even "eco-nuns." Throughout America -- and indeed, the world -- thousands of religious sisters are daily witnessing to the environmental care commitment urged by Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, ...

The first was in a message that read: “The #Saints are formed by the Beatitudes: poor, meek, merciful, hungering and ...

Pope Francis has offered prayers to Filipinos affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, which devastated many areas in Luzon including Calabarzon and the Bicol Region. Pope Francis made the remarks ...