Pope to YouTubers: Stop Bullying

Help wipe out bullying and aggression by being better listeners and offering concrete gestures of tolerance and patience, Pope Francis told a group of top YouTubers from around the world.

Pope Will Visit Ireland in 2018

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin confirmed that Pope Francis, or his successor, will visit Ireland in 2018 for the World Meeting of Families.

Pope Meets Top Sunni Leader

After five years of tension and top-level silence, Pope Francis and the grand imam of one of the most important Sunni Muslim universities in the world embraced at the Vatican May 23.

Pope Benedict Denies Latest Rumors about Fatima ‘Secret’

Sixteen years after the Vatican released the text of the so-called Third Secret of Fatima, rumors cyclically arise claiming that the Vatican still is keeping part of Mary’s message to three children in Fatima, Portugal, secret.

Media Hear How Pope Is Rebranding Church (with slideshow)

Pope Francis has rebranded the Church and the papacy, and the media have taken notice. That was the message delivered by Father Thomas Rosica, C.S.B., who gave the keynote address at the 25th annual diocesan observance of World Communications Day sponsored by the DeSales Media Group.

What Pope Said About Women Deacons

Pope Francis “did not say he intends to introduce a diaconal ordination for women,” and he certainly did not speak about the ordination of women priests, the Vatican spokesman said.

Pope: Moral Concerns Guide Medical Research

Moral and ethical concerns must guide medical research so it will always be at the service of protecting human life and dignity, Pope Francis said. In that way, education and research can strive “to serve higher values, such as solidarity, generosity, magnanimity, sharing of knowledge, respect for human life, and fraternal and selfless love,” he said April 29, during an audience with people taking part in a conference on adult stem-cell research.

Pope Will Welcome Homeless to Rome

Pope Francis will welcome several thousand homeless and vulnerable people from all over Europe when they make a pilgrimage to Rome in November.

Pope Offers Practical Ways to Love

My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, This week, I will continue my analysis of the Apostolic Exhortation, “The Joy of Love.”
The Pope opens the fourth chapter with the beautiful “Ode to Love” by St. Paul in First Corinthians. This passage is almost universally chosen by brides and grooms to be one of the readings at their weddings.

Pope as Prophet

Pope Francis is doing something that is outrageous, at least by the standards of the world.