Pope Francis' new book on hope reveals his reflections on humor and his near-miss with suicide bombers during a visit to Iraq.

Father Robert Regoli’s insightful study, now available in an updated English edition, examines the complexities of Benedict’s ...

Readers, prepare for a literary feast in 2025. Celebrity memoirs may be the book critic’s pet peeve – few revelations, less ...

Former president’s funeral scheduled as Biden declares national day of mourning - President-elect Donald Trump and President ...

NCR's 10 most-read news stories of 2024 include priests excommunicated for questioning the authority of Pope Francis, a ...

Role of the Curia and the lack of theological oversight This is connected to the second problem: the way in which Francis governs his Curia or works with them. Everything revolves around the pope ...

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

Pope Francis told Vatican bureaucrats on Saturday to stop speaking ill of one another, as he once again used his annual Christmas greetings to admonish the backstabbing and gossiping ...

Pope Francis will conduct centuries-old rituals that open symbolic doors to forgiveness. They're not portals to other dimensions, planes or worlds.

The earliest biblical descriptions, the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke, written ... Francis of Assisi, Assisi, Italy According to Bonaventure, Francis in 1223 sought permission from Pope ...

a religious group that dedicated themselves to works of charity. Today, Franciscans minister by serving the material and spiritual needs of the poor and socially marginalized. According to Bonaventure ...