Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...

ROME – Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona ...

The 2025 Jubilee of Hope was officially inaugurated by Pope Francis when he opened the Holy Door of Saint Peter's Basilica on ...

Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering ...

women and men open to being challenged by God’s dream of a new world where peace and justice reign.” Image Swiss Guards taking position at St. Peter’s Basilica before the pope’s Christmas ...

Pope Francis called Wednesday for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas address ... to gestures of dialogue and encounter, in order to achieve a just and lasting peace." ...

He warned against the urge for a supposedly strong, authoritarian hand to ensure order ... of York. Pope Francis used his midday "urbi et orbi" ("to the city and the world") blessing to appeal ...

In a time when nations are marked by wars, our hope should remain focused on our desired goal of peace. The Holy Father said that wars, social injustices and the many forms of violence we are exposed ...

In order to get Soviet permission ... By bringing Christianity to a new confrontation with the world and salving the wounds that have torn it for centuries, the Pope has helped vastly to recapture ...

Pope Francis has declared a sort of holy war on the Mafia. And it's not unreasonable to believe that the Mafia may fight back. On Saturday, the pope traveled to Calabria, the heartland of one of ...

Pope Francis ... peace” in the world is rooted in the petitions of the Lord’s Prayer and requires a desire for change on a personal, cultural, and structural level “in order to confront ...