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…
At funeral, pope remembers Benedict’s ‘wisdom, tenderness, devotion’
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI “spread and testified to” the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told…
Pope Benedict lived the faith he taught, says Archbishop Gänswein
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The person closest to Pope Benedict XVI for the past two and a half years…
Pope remembers predecessor as a ‘great teacher of catechesis’
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI was a “great teacher of catechesis” whose “sharp and gentle thinking” led…