The archbishop of Tokyo shared in an interview with CNA what qualities he is looking for in the next pope as he faces the possibility of participating in a future papal conclave after being named ...

A world that has become "heartless" and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy need to open themselves up to Christ's infinite love ...

There were only 22 minutes between Ollie Pope walking out to bat and bad light bringing the second day in Rawalpindi to a premature close, yet it was hardly a surprise that he was already back in ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — For the second time in less than a year, Pope Francis met with transgender and intersex Catholics on ...

Main Street: Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai goes to jail—and Pope Francis says nothing. Images: Reuters/Zuma Press Composite: Mark Kelly ...

“All of us need to rediscover the importance of the heart,” Pope Francis declares in his fourth encyclical, published on Oct. 24, that speaks about “the human and divine love of the heart of ...

How accurate is it? By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome When a pope dies, cardinals younger than 80 gather at the Vatican to elect his successor in what is known as a conclave. Recent papal ...

As Kentucky men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope was assembling his first UK roster, he absolutely put an emphasis on having plenty of shooters. Pope’s offense employs a lot of three-point shooting, ...

By Emma Bubola Reporting from the Vatican Pope Francis issued a new pastoral letter on Thursday in which he urged Roman Catholics around the world to let go of consumerism and individualism ...

Pope Francis announced on Saturday that St. Isaac of Nineveh, a seventh-century Assyrian bishop venerated across Christian traditions, will be added to the Roman Martyrology. The pope made the ...

Pope Francis has released a new encyclical “Dilexit Nos” (He Loved Us) about the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The fourth encyclical of his pontificate, it follows “Lumen Fidei,” co-written with ...

Vatican summit avoids discussing women clergy Church leaders, lay people from 110 nations taking part Pope Francis criticised over stances on women in society Summit expected to issue final ...