Pope names six women, six men to panel to study women deacons
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has appointed six men and six women to a commission to study the issue of [...]
Catholics urged not to give in to hatred after French priest’s death
WASHINGTON — While Catholics mourn the senseless killing of a beloved French priest church leaders have emphasized that shock and [...]
World Youth Day volunteers quiz pope, get advice during luncheon
KRAKOW, Poland — Pope Francis has a “stomach of iron” and considers the German Richard Wagner his favorite composer, said [...]
Pope recalls courage of WYD graphic artist who died of cancer
KRAKOW, Poland — Pope Francis held up the life of a young man who designed the World Youth Day graphics [...]
Health alert for Italian WYD pilgrims after young woman dies
ROME — After an Italian pilgrim to World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, died of meningitis, the Italian bishops’ conference [...]
Pope Francis: Cruelty did not end at Auschwitz; it continues
KRAKOW, Poland — Humankind’s cruelty did not end with the Holocaust, but rages on in the suffering of those living [...]
No room for benchwarmers, make history, pope tells youths
Pope Francis told young people they are not called to be couch potatoes, living boring lives, but should leave their mark in history.
‘Evangelical moment’: World Youth Day often fosters vocations
Youth gatherings like World Youth Days provide a major forum for encouraging initial signs of interest in the religious life.
Pope pays tribute to Holocaust victims in silence, prayer
Pope Francis paid silent tribute to the victims of one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century.
Pope tells very ill kids ‘no easy answers’ to questions on suffering
Pope Francis paid a visit to Children’s University Hospital in Krakow, Poland.