At times, when the author of "Hope" writes of sweeping away the courtly culture in the Curia and elsewhere, he sounds like a young Catholic revolutionary declaring war on tradition. He reminds us that ...

"I Have a Dream" speech (in 1963), Martin Luther King, Jr.'s stirring words and writings remain as relevant and inspiring ...

With his new encyclical, Pope Francis added his voice to this chorus of encouragement inviting people not to lose heart.

Pope Francis has fallen and hurt his right arm. It's the second time in a month that Francis has injured himself after an ...

He's the first pope from Latin America, the first to take the name Francis and the first sitting pontiff to publish ... The ...

echoing the call of St. John Paul II during the 2000 Jubilee. Pope Francis has frequently argued that such debt relief is a matter of justice, linking it to the “ecological debt” wealthy ...

An environmental advocate outlined three “crucial virtues” that Christians must adopt to embrace an ecological mindset: humility, boldness, and hope.

For the past nine years, the first thing I’ve published each January 1 is a list of 365 inspirational quotes for the new year—366, of course, in the case of leap years, of which there have ...

Pope Francis called for the protection of life at New Year’s Day Mass on Wednesday, offering a seemingly anti-abortion message. “Let us entrust this new year to Mary, Mother of God,” Francis ...

(RNS) — A group representing the leaders of the United States’ largest Jewish organizations has written a letter to Pope Francis criticizing his recent condemnation of Israeli airstrikes that ...

Though it's not what Francis wears, but where he lives that set the tone for his papacy, 11 years ago. Instead of a palace above St. Peter's Square, he chose the Vatican guest house Casa Santa ...

Pope Francis emphasised the importance of humility in the recording broadcast on Saturday. "A world full of hope and kindness is a more beautiful world. A society that looks to the future with ...