“In my hands, I have a nine-page speech,” the pope said with a smile to participants gathered in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall. He announced to an applauding audience that he would have this ...

Pope Francis greets a visitor at a meeting with Church communications officials at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. Credit: Vatican Media “What worries me — more than artificial ...

Pope Francis marked the Sunday of the Word of God by installing 40 Catholics from multiple continents as lectors during a special Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, including faithful from Iceland to ...

Renowned Islamic scholar Dr Zakir Abdul Karim Naik held a meeting with Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Islamabad today. The matters pertaining to the challenges faced by the Muslim ...

But it was only when Pope Pius X set up a new network of political spying, called the Sapiniere, in 1903 that the Vatican would assume an increasingly central role in the world of international ...

Pope Francis posed Jesus’ profound question “Do you believe this?” to Christians worldwide during an ecumenical vespers service Saturday evening as momentum builds for Catholics and Orthodox ...

The cardinal said the Vatican had asked him to live outside of Peru, and he had been living in Rome and Madrid. Last week, Pope Francis addressed another Catholic sexual abuse scandal in Peru.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Jan 23 urged political, economic and business leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to keep close oversight of the development of artificial ...

Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Pope Francis emphasized that the horrors of Auschwitz “must never be forgotten or denied” while also making passionate pleas for peace in ...

Pope Francis will address “The General State of the Birth Rate” conference on May 10 at the Conciliazione Auditorium close to the Vatican.

The family of the late tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain held a two-day akhand path in his memory at the Golden Temple complex. The antim ardas was performed on Thursday. Ustad Fazal Qureshi ...

Vatican approves Italian guidelines allowing gay men to become priests Europecategory· January 10, 2025 Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department ...