VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has requested a special study session at the Vatican to look at how to solve the growing problem of drug […]
Pope calls for gathering to find ways to end, prevent drug abuse
World must dial down aggression, stop bullying, pope tells YouTubers
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Help wipe out bullying and aggression by being better listeners and offering concrete gestures of tolerance and patience, Pope Francis told a […]
Best response to transgender issue is truth rooted in love
On May 13 the U.S. departments of Justice and Education issued a “guidance letter on Title IX” directing every public school in the country, including most […]
Prayer is no magic wand; it strengthens faith in tough times, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Prayer is not a magic wand that fulfills your desires, but it is what helps you keep the faith when you don’t […]
‘The meeting is the message,’ pope tells head of al-Azhar
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After five years of tension and top-level silence, Pope Francis and the grand imam of one of the most important Sunni Muslim […]
To ignore the poor is to despise God, pope says at general audience
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — How Christians treat the poor is the clearest demonstration of their relationship with God, Pope Francis insisted. “To ignore the poor is […]
Study of women deacons won’t be first, but might answer questions
When Pope Francis accepted a proposal at the Vatican May 12 to form a commission to study the possibility of women serving as deacons today, it […]
Pope did not say he’d ordain women deacons, spokesman says
Pope Francis “did not say he intends to introduce a diaconal ordination for women,” and he certainly did not speak about the ordination of women priests, […]