"Please let's pray for peace, let's do penance for peace," he said during his general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall ...

Pope Francis’s letter poses an implicit question to the whole church in the United States: Will we subject our political debates on immigration to the scrutiny of the Gospel or not?

Not so Pope Francis this week. It was not a spokesman, but the Pope himself, and his letter was drafted in the form customary ...

Making the effort to use his own voice at the end of the audience, the pope earnestly pleaded with Catholics to “do our best” ...

During the general audience at the Vatican, Pope Francis called on the faithful to pray and perform penance for peace. The Holy Father attended the audience, although he could not personally read the ...

The longest-serving soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard will be home from Iraq by Aug. 1, and Chanhassen Councilor Bethany Tjornhom is initiating an effort to help support the soldiers once they ...

ROME — Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry ... It says it actually delayed implementing the policy until the last of five married couples in its workforce had retired in March.

The bishop leading the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to "have mercy" on his constituents, specifically naming LGBTQ people and immigrants. The sermon by the ...

President Donald Trump has received criticism from Pope Francis as the 47th U.S. president is set to unleash his mass deportation plan. The Holy Father weighed in on the anticipated operation ...

The pair appeared at the event at Washington National Cathedral for a traditional prayer service held the morning after the ceremony. Mr Trump signed a deluge of executive orders on Monday night ...

People gather as Pope Francis recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter’s Square, at the Vatican on Sunday, January 19, 2025. AP During his papacy ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...