VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace, in a speech to Catholic educators gathered at the Vatican on Saturday. Speaking to about ...

Pope Francis called for the protection of life at New Year’s Day Mass on Wednesday, offering a seemingly anti-abortion message. “Let us entrust this new year to Mary, Mother of God,” Francis ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to protect and respect life from conception to ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to protect and respect life from conception to natural death ROME ...

The Mass also marked the Jubilee Year, launched on Christmas, with Francis noting that 'Mary is the door through which Christ entered this world,' quoting St. Ambrose. Pope Francis delivers his ...

Every month, Pope Francis asks Catholics around the world to pray for a particular intention. This initiative is accompanied by a video in which the pontiff expresses the reasons why he has chosen ...

(RNS) — A group representing the leaders of the United States’ largest Jewish organizations has written a letter to Pope Francis criticizing his recent condemnation of Israeli airstrikes that ...

Pope Francis emphasised the importance of humility in the recording broadcast on Saturday. "A world full of hope and kindness is a more beautiful world. A society that looks to the future with ...

Pope Francis has spoken of creating “a world full of hope and kindness” in a recorded message broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The head of the Catholic Church wished listeners “peace, fellowship ...

In late November, during a brief audience with motorcycle racing enthusiasts, Pope Francis asked for prayers, joking that "my work is very accelerated, and my bike has aged and doesn't work properly!" ...

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 ...