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While searching for a connection today often means looking for Wi-Fi, Pope Francis said real connections between people are the only hope for the future.

Despite the ongoing risk of terrorism, Pope Francis planned to travel to Egypt as a sign of being close to the people there, said Greg Burke, Vatican spokesman.

The Christian church today needs believers who witness each day to the power of God’s love, but it also needs the heroic witness of those who stand up to hatred even when it means giving up their lives, Pope Francis said.

Christians in the United States and elsewhere must raise their voices on behalf of “the millions who are suffering,” he said April 20 during a symposium held in connection with the release of “In Response to Persecution, Findings of the Under Caesar’s Sword Project on Global Christian Communities,” a report detailing the nature of persecution against Christians in different nations across the globe.

Pope Francis will declare the sainthood of Blessed Jacinta Marto and Blessed Francisco Marto, two of the shepherd children who saw Mary in Fatima, Portugal, during his visit to the site of the apparitions.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (CNS) — Msgr. Thomas R. Zinkula wondered whether a phone message from the apostolic nuncio April 8 might be a prank. The rector of […]

Pope Francis’ visit to Egypt, a land increasingly marked by terrorist-led bloodshed, stands as part of his mission to inspire and encourage today’s actors in theaters of violence to change the script and set a new stage.

To help celebrate Bavarian-born Pope Benedict XVI’s 90th birthday, a bit of Bavaria, including German beer and pretzels, came to the Vatican on Easter Sunday, April 16.