ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of ...

We should pray for the conversion of many people, in and outside of the Church, who still do not recognize the urgency of ...

Pope Leo XIV began his summer break July 6 at Castel Gandolfo, where he’ll stay through July 20. But don’t expect the Holy ...

In his fourth encyclical, “Dilexit Nos,” Pope Francis calls on believers to rediscover devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and, through it, to love our brothers and sisters in the church and ...

In the deepest fiber of our being, we were made to love and to be loved,” the pope wrote. This is the fourth encyclical by Pope Francis, following “Lumen Fidei,” co-written with his ...

In 2015 Pope Francis issued a papal letter—or encyclical —titled Laudato Si'. It recognized climate change as a global problem with significant consequences, especially for the poor.

Pope Leo XIV is heading to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation. He's giving the hilltop town of Castel ...

Pope Leo XIV led the first-ever "Green Mass" using a new rite inspired by Pope Francis' Laudato Si'. Celebrated outdoors at ...

The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...

Francis did that throughout his 12-year papacy, through statements, encyclicals and visits to 68 countries. Don’t expect to see Trump, the so-called leader of the free world, front and center.

Pope Francis has packed the College of Cardinals, made up of 252 men (and yes, they are all men). Less than half of them, 135 in total, are currently under 80 years old and are therefore eligible ...

A copy of Pope Francis’ encyclical titled “Dilexit Nos,” Latin for “He Loved Us,” is shown after a news conference for its presentation at the Vatican, Oct. 24, 2024.