Pope Francis calls for world leaders attending the Group of 20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, to reflect on the repercussions their decisions may have on the entire global community and not just their own countries.
Economic solutions need broader vision, pope tells G-20 leaders
Art as you’ve never seen it: New film highlights Pope Francis’ vision
A new documentary produced by the Vatican Museums and Vatican City State tells of Pope Francis’ love of film, literature, music and the role he believes art can play in evangelization, social change and spiritual transformation.
Pope calls for respecting parents’ wishes to care for dying child
Pope Francis called for respecting the wishes of a terminally ill child’s parents to accompany and care for their child “until the end.”
Convocation delegates urged to take Gospel to struggling people everywhere
Archbishop Gomez, vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, points to American society as a prime example of where the need to minister on the margins is vital, especially because families are breaking down and communities are experiencing instability.
Pope: Hunger caused by ‘indifference of many, selfishness of a few’
In a message to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization conference July 3, Pope Francis said wars, terrorism and forced displacements are not “inevitable but rather the consequence of concrete decisions” that have led to the lack of food and adequate nutrition to the helpless.
Pope names archbishop to succeed Cardinal Muller at doctrine office
The Vatican announced July 1 that the pope chose as prefect Spanish Archbishop Luis Ladaria Ferrer, 73, a Jesuit theologian who had been appointed secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Our well-being depends on the well-being of God’s creation
With the almost weekly news stories highlighting the impact climate change is having on our planet, we are invited to deeper reflection on our relationship to the earth, to creation, to the environment.
Pope: Christians fight evil with love, sacrifice, never with violence
Christians are called to detach themselves from power, reject violence and sacrifice themselves for God and others out of love, Pope Francis said.