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Accused Nuncio to France Resigns Post
Pope Francis Tuesday accepted Archbishop Luigi Ventura's resignation as apostolic nuncio to France. Ventura was accused of sexual assault earlier...
Pope Francis Lifts Pontifical Secret From Legal Proceedings of Abuse Trials of Clerics
Pope Francis declared Tuesday that the pontifical secret will no longer apply in cases of accusations and trials involving abuse...
Women African Judges Meet at Vatican to Deliberate on 'plague' of Human Trafficking
A group of around 50 women judges and prosecutors engaged in the fight against human trafficking and organized crime in...
In a De-Christianized World, Priests Should Be Pillars of Faith, Pope Francis Says
Priests should strive after a strong relationship with Christ, beginning in seminary, in order to be the guides in faith...
Cardinal Tagle Named Head of Propaganda Fide, Vatican Evangelization Office
Pope Francis Sunday appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, archbishop of Manila, Philippines, to lead the Congregation for the Evangelization...
"You never stop loving your children": Pope Francis' Prayer for the Immaculate Conception
For the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Pope Francis Sunday venerated a statue of the Virgin Mary located...
Pope: Mary's Immaculate Conception the Start of the Fulfillment of God's Plan
With Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception, God was, even before Mary’s birth, putting into motion his plan of salvation for the...
Pope Francis on Sharing the Christian Message in 'reality'
Pope Francis spoke Friday about how the Gospel message must be based in concrete reality, through which Christ himself communicates...
Release of New Curial Constitution Delayed Again
The publication date of the new constitution governing the Roman Curia has been delayed again as Pope Francis' council of...
Pray that Bishops, Priests will Manifest Christ's love, Pope Francis Urges
Bishops and priests have a duty to guard and protect the Catholics entrusted to their care; and they need the...
Pope Francis: Disabled People are not in Humanity's Minor 'leagues'
Pope Francis said Tuesday that disabled people make important contributions to humanity, and called discrimination against them a sin. The...
Pope: Catholic Entrepreneurs Must Live out Church’s Social Teaching
Catholic business owners have both a grave responsibility and an opportunity to promote the Church’s social teaching in a difficult...
Pope names financial supervisor president of watchdog authority
Pope Francis Wednesday appointed an auditor and Italian banking consultant as president of the Financial Information Authority (AIF), the Vatican’s...
On papal flight, Pope Francis talks Vatican financial scandal
Although investigators are looking into a controversial Vatican investment in a luxury London property development, whether the deal was corrupt...
Be Witnesses of Hope in the Face of Evil, Francis Urges Catholics in Nagasaki
On the Feast of Christ the King Sunday, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to not be indifferent to evil, but to...
Pope Francis Lands in Japan, Where He Once Hoped to be a Missionary
In a meeting with bishops in Tokyo Saturday, Pope Francis recalled his former desire to be a missionary to Japan,...
Merciful care should affirm the dignity of the sick, pope tells Catholic hospital in Thailand
The dignity of the human person can be recognized and affirmed through loving medical care to the sick and injured,...
In a meeting with Thailand's Supreme Buddhist Patriarch, Pope Francis encourages peace
Catholics and Buddhists share should work together to advance the cause of mercy in the world, Pope Francis said Thursday...
Witnesses Better than Initiatives in Parish-based Evangelization, Pope Francis Says
Having a lot of parish initiatives is not the best way to reach people on a deeper level, Pope Francis...
Pope Francis Calls Use of Nuclear Weapons 'immoral' Ahead of Japan Trip
In a video message to the country of Japan Nov. 18, Pope Francis said he prays that the power of...