Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel's military attacks on Gaza constitute genocide. It's the first time he's publicly suggested that Israel may be engaged in genocide.

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse have urged the Vatican to expand the zero-tolerance policy it approved for the US Catholic ...

Starting in the Holy Year 2025, local churches worldwide will annually honor the saints, blesseds and other holy figures connected to their communities, Pope Francis announced.

In a passage of a new book published ahead of the 2025 Jubilee Year and released on Sunday, Pope Francis noted that according to some experts, “what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a ...

Vincenzo Randazzo wasn’t 100 percent sure how this stop was going to work out. It was June, and he was on a bus with 20-some college students winding along the rugged hillsides between Rome and Naples ...

In his new encyclical Dilexit Nos, Pope Francis gives the Church a beautiful reflection on the tender love of Christ. Taken from St. Paul’s line “He has loved us” (Romans 8:37), the Holy Father ...

ROME (AP) — A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and expressed hope that the incoming and outgoing U.S. administrations would work ...

A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to charity becomes an ...

Christian martyrs from across denominations hold a place of honor in the church, Pope Francis said, highlighting their ...

"According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide," Pope Francis said.

"Despite Pope Francis' repeated calls for zero tolerance on abuse, his words have yet to lead to any real action," said Gemma ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to ...