Pope: ‘Chinese Catholics bear witness to faith in charity and mercy’
Pope Francis recalls the 100th anniversary of the Concilium Sinense in Shanghai, and encourages Chinese Catholics to testify to their...
Pope: Sweet song of praise for Creation has become ‘anguished plea’
Pope Francis has lamented that St. Francis' Canticle of Creation praising the environment, is turning into an "anguished cry" and plea for...
Financial scandal shows Vatican reforms are working, pope tells media
Questions about Vatican finances, especially those involving a real estate deal in London, are serious, but they also are a sign that reforms begun by Pope Benedict XVI are working, Pope Francis said.
Pope’s Letter to Married Couples: the magisterium of a loving father
In the Letter that he sent to newlyweds as a gift, Pope Francis goes through aspects and stages of family life, without forgetting young couples preparing for marriage, with the tone of a father.
Pope at Audience: Let’s go to Jesus, our hope! He can heal us!
"In life there are moments of disappointment and discouragement, and there is also the experience of death. Let us learn from that woman...
Thai nuns work round the clock to weave up robes for Pope Francis’ visit
Garment workers in a Bangkok convent are frantically trying to finish elaborate gold and red silk robes for Pope Francis and top Vatican officials to wear during their upcoming visit to Thailand this month.