After speaking, Omar Harfouch performed his "Concerto for Peace" for some twenty minutes. Warmly applauded at the end of his ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to ...

Former Vatican official urges Pope Francis to implement global zero-tolerance law for clergy abuse, calling for a fundamental ...

Pope Francis has engaged deeply with youth issues, publishing a children’s book, Dear Pope Francis (2016), in which he ...

Christian martyrs from across denominations hold a place of honor in the church, Pope Francis said, highlighting their ...

Francis has written to the city's church leaders and religious order priests for any available church properties to be used ...

A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to charity becomes an ...

Here are three things to know about the historical, architectural, and spiritual significance of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter ...

Pope Francis has called for an investigation into whether or not Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, according to excerpts from a new book. In the extract, which was published in La Stampa, the ...

The Assyrian Church of the East has been crushed by war and by accusations of heresy. Now the Pope is seeking a ...

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse have urged the Vatican to expand the zero-tolerance policy it approved for the US Catholic ...

The proposal follows a June meeting in Rome between survivors and top Catholic ... yet some church leaders remain hesitant.