Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday prayer ahead of Christmas celebrations, condemning ...

Pope Francis emphasized that “no child is ever a mistake” during his last Angelus address before Christmas Day.

The Pope used the occasion to continue Pope John Paul II’s Advent tradition of blessing statues of the child Jesus to be ...

Pope Francis turns 88 on Dec. 17. Could he retire soon? A papal resignation could normalize the process, shifting Church ...

Israel's Foreign Ministry swiped back at Pope Francis, whose Christmas address criticized Israeli airstrikes in Gaza as "cruelty." "Cruelty is terrorists hiding behind children while trying to murder ...

The image was surreal. There, in the run-up to Christmas, a baby Jesus reclined on the floor of a manger. Instead of the ...

Addressing the children in the Consistory Hall, Pope Francis urged them to spread the wonder of Jesus’ love for each and ...

Pope Francis delivered two Christmas messages at the Vatican on Saturday, warning against gossip’s “destructive effects” ...

Every birth entails a mission. In ancient Rome, the predictive power of a person’s name was captured by the Latin proverb “Nomen est omen,” meaning, the name is a sign. Yehoshua, the Hebrew name of ...

Pope Francis meets with employees of the Holy See ... one "builds with others and for others something good for all" the Pope ...

Pope Francis is formally inaugurating the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to ...

Christian theology professor Ephraim Radner thinks that’s a natural time to examine what makes each holiday distinct in order ...