Pope Francis’ encyclicals have drawn from and lead to this truth: What the world needs is heart—not sentimentality, but ...

La Croix: The pope is about to publish an encyclical on the Sacred Heart. What is this devotion about? Father Etienne Kern: The devotion to the Sacred Heart is a spirituality entirely focused on ...

Justin Welby’s predecessors have at times met gruesome fates — being stabbed or burned at the stake — but over 16 centuries ...

These 14 new saints join the more than 900 saints Pope Francis has canonized since his election in 2013. By comparison, St. John Paul II canonized 482 saints over 27 years of his pontificate. Pope ...

Archbishop Gregory Aymond celebrates his 75th birthday on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and it could be a pivotal moment for the ...

A team of scribes has handed over an impressive selection of calligraphy to be used in a revamped museum attraction.

L’habit ne fait pas le moine - roughly pronounced lah-bee nuh fay pah luh mwan - does not have to do with your day to day ...

Twice in past years, I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events in human history: the election of a new pope. That event is also known as a ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis, background center, poses with the participants to the second session of the 16th General ...

In a surprising move at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality on Saturday evening, Pope Francis ratified the final report, approved its immediate publication, and said he will not publish a ...

In the end, Pope Gregory X was elected. When the time comes for a papal conclave to be held, every cardinal in the world ...