Preaching peace amid violence: Pope heads back to Africa
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ fifth trip to the African continent will highlight gestures of peace and reconciliation, consoling the victims…
To be pastoral, look to the Good Shepherd, pope says
By Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Christians must develop a pastoral heart to care for those who have not heard the Gospel or who…
Pope asks lay associations to develop evangelical spirit
By Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Lay groups that promote popular piety, often with elements of local folklore, can be great evangelizers, but members…
Evangelization is the ‘oxygen’ of Christian life, pope says
By Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Sharing the faith is the “oxygen” that “invigorates and purifies” Christian life, Pope Francis said. Beginning a new…
Cardinal Pell dies at 81; he kept the faith even amid tribulation, pope says
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis praised the late Australian Cardinal George Pell as a faithful servant of God and of the…
Artificial intelligence must not hurt the most vulnerable, pope says
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis criticized the use of artificial intelligence in ways that negatively affect the most vulnerable, specifically those…
After Benedict’s funeral, publisher releases book by late pope’s secretary
By Cindy Wooden ROME — Soon after Pope Benedict XVI was laid to rest in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica, an Italian publisher…
Pope baptizes babies, urges parents to teach them to pray
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Telling parents and godparents to teach their little ones to pray from the time they are small, Pope…
Faith involves questioning, risks, adoring Jesus, pope says on Epiphany
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Faith is a journey inspired by restless questioning, fraught with risk, powered by perseverance in prayer and charity,…
Scroll in Benedict’s casket briefly summarizes his life and ministry
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI was a renowned theologian, a “recognized authority,” who left “a rich legacy…