VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis called on the faithful to yearn to serve, not thirst for power, as he proclaimed 14 new saints, including Canada-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A world that has become “heartless” and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy need to open […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis appointed two special commissioners to start work on building a dual-use solar system on a Vatican property outside of Rome that could supply the […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis said that Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati “will be a saint soon.” Known as “the Man of the Eight Beatitudes,” he was beatified by St. […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager whose birth in 1991 will make him the […]
VENICE, Italy (CNS) – Visiting a lagoon of tiny islands, canals, and narrow walkways for one day, Pope Francis moved around Venice by boat, bridge, and electric golf cart. The […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Like a giant Tinkertoy construction, a skeletal tower of scaffolding slowly inched its way up the twisting bronze columns of the baldachin over the main altar […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – St. María Antonia de Paz Figueroa, known as Mama Antula, devoted herself completely to helping others experience God’s closeness and compassion, Pope Francis said after he […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The world needs people to build alliances that are not against others but are in favor of everyone, Pope Francis told faith leaders at the U.N. […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In a celebration of life, peace, joy, and harmony, thousands of children representing young people on every continent greeted Pope Francis during an afternoon event in […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In a visit of less than 30 hours to Marseille, France, Pope Francis highlighted his key appeals and positions concerning migration and the mandate for people of […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has appointed more than 450 participants, including dozens of religious men and women and laypeople from around the world, to attend the first general […]
