Pope Francis welcomed Lebanon's designated prime minister, Saad Hariri, to the Vatican April 22 and expressed his hope that the country's politicians would work together for the good of the nation.
Hariri, who was designated prime ...
Pope Francis has called for a global prayer marathon for the entire month of May, praying for the end to the pandemic.
"The initiative will involve in a special way all shrines in the world" in ...
Because prayer is a dialogue with God, people should not dismiss or be embarrassed by saying their prayers out loud or in a whisper, Pope Francis said.
"Vocal prayer is an essential element of the Christian ...
To express the closeness of God and of the church to every older person, Pope Francis has chosen "I am with you always" from the Gospel of Matthew as the theme for the first World ...
The Catholic Church's newest blesseds are six "meek disciples of Christ," who showed heroic courage defending the Eucharist from profanation when French troops sacked their Italian monastery in 1799 and scattered the Blessed Sacrament on ...
Greeting visitors in St. Peter's Square after nearly a month of tight restrictions due to the pandemic, Pope Francis said he was happy to see people allowed to gather and be present for Sunday noonday ...
While St. Teresa of Avila was outstanding in many ways, her union with Christ through prayer made her an "exceptional woman," Pope Francis said.
In a video message April 15 marking the 50th anniversary of the ...
Politics can be regenerated by recognizing the importance of spirituality in people's lives, Pope Francis said.
"That is why it is essential that faith communities meet together and fraternize in order to work 'for and with ...
Without prayer, everything crumbles and any initiatives for church reform will just be proposals by some group and not the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Pope Francis said.
"Everything in the church originates in prayer and ...
Increasing vocations to the priesthood, improving the way laypeople and priests work together and ensuring that service, not power, motivates the request for ordination are all possible outcomes of a major symposium being planned by ...