In his message for the 11th International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, Pope Francis on Friday encouraged the world to not lose hope in the belief that it is possible to ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” saying love is the force that compels people, including the Blessed Virgin Mary, to share their faith in God with ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Italy and the Vatican in April to meet with Pope Francis, as the Catholic Church celebrates a special Jubilee year, which takes place every quarter of ...

After being appointed bishop of Niigata (Western Japan) in 2004, he became the Archbishop of Tokyo in 2017. In May 2023, Pope Francis praised his appointment as president of Caritas and encouraged ...

VATICAN CITY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Wednesday that he is suffering from a "strong cold", and asked an aide to read his prepared message for his weekly general audience at the Vatican.

ROME--Pope Francis on Wednesday announced the nomination of a new Chinese bishop, the third in less than a week, in an apparent sign that a controversial 2018 accord with Beijing governing the ...

Pope Francis signing a document at Merdeka Palace ... of his lung was removed—and his desire to become a missionary in Japan. “I didn't see myself as a lone priest, a secular priest.

Pope Francis' tour spread compassion and fraternity in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore ...

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TikTok-parent ByteDance is holding up the process, as China appears to be waiting for a "grand deal" involving trade concessions. A winter storm that brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to a large ...