“People wanted to score points for their own side,” Francis said. "The people who instrumentalize such a good person, so close to God…those people don’t have ethics, they are people who belong to a...
Pope Francis has tapped Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native who currently leads the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru, to take over the Dicastery for Bishops.
Pope Francis heads to the war-torn African nations of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan this week, where the church has long been on the frontlines of relief efforts amid war, poverty...
Along with prayer and almsgiving, fasting is one of the three pillars of Lent. In a message for Lent in 2008, Pope Benedict XVI described these as “specific tasks that accompany the faithful...
When Ash Wednesday rolls around each year, it can catch us off guard when it comes to our prayer life. We know Lent is important and that it helps prepare us for Easter. Most Catholics recognize Lent...