On Sunday, the feast of the Holy Family, Pope Francis highlighted the Family of Nazareth as a model of dialogue and mutual listening while warning against allowing mobile phones to disrupt family ...

Pope Francis recalled the witness of persecuted Christians around the world on Thursday as he celebrated the feast of St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr. In his Angelus address on Dec. 26 ...

Pope Francis delivered his annual "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) Christmas message and blessing from the Vatican on Wednesday, calling for peace around the globe and an end to ongoing ...

Pope Francis kicked off the event while opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Tuesday. The sacred event for the Catholic Church is typically held every 25 years for ...

Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Wednesday called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed Moscow's full-scale invasion two years ago and has killed tens of ...

Here are the highlights. The unlocking of the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve by Pope Francis — the event that kicked off the 2025 Jubilee — heralded the start of a historic ...

In his annual Christmas message, Pope Francis urged the world to "silence the sound of arms" and find reconciliation, "even (with) our enemies." Pope Francis delivered his annual Christmas message ...

Pope Francis urged peace in Ukraine and Gaza, in his annual Urbi et Orbi address on Christmas Day, speaking from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on December 25. Yara Nardi ...

The original video can be viewed here. Francis is the first pope from the Americas, the first of his name, and more than any other pope in recent memory, has dedicated his life and ministry to the ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Wednesday called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed Moscow's full-scale invasion two years ago and ...

In his "Urbit et Orbi" (to the City and the world) Christmas address, Pope Francis called for a global effort to "silence the sound of arms and overcome divisions," urging reconciliation and peace ...