After speaking, Omar Harfouch performed his "Concerto for Peace" for some twenty minutes. Warmly applauded at the end of his ...

A local Italian group launched an online petition urging Pope Francis, the Vatican and others to stop the “fir tree-icide” of ...

It’s the first time that Pope Francis has openly urged for an investigation of genocide allegations over Israel’s actions in ...

The call for action follows a June meeting in Rome between survivors and top Catholic officials specializing in abuse ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to ...

After all, during President Donald Trump’s first term, the relationship with Pope Francis’ Vatican seemed to range from ...

A former top Vatican official who dealt with clergy sexual abuse issues joined victims on Monday in urging Pope Francis to ...

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging the Vatican to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S.

Pope Francis has suggested the global community should study whether Israel's military campaign in Gaza constitutes a ...

In a passage of a new book published ahead of the 2025 Jubilee Year and released on Sunday, Pope Francis noted that according to some experts, “what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a ...

During his homily and Angelus address, the Holy Father repeated his plea for Catholics to show their closeness to the poor ...

Pope Francis has said that allegations of a genocide in Gaza should be “carefully investigated” marking some of his strongest ...