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Pope Francis and the cross at the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion at St. Peter's Basilica on April 3, 2015.

Pope: Jesus is the only door to eternal life

Apr 18, 2016

By Ann Schneible

Speaking at morning Mass at the Santa Marta residence, Pope Francis on Monday urged the faithful not to seek salvation... Read more

Pope Francis at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on June 17, 2015.

Pope meets Central African Republic's new president

Apr 18, 2016

Pope Francis on Monday met with the Central African Republic's newly-installed president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, who was elected to office a... Read more

Pope Francis, Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Ieronymos look out at the sea from Lesbos Apri. 16.

Pray and act to help refugees – what Pope Francis and Orthodox leaders said at Lesbos

Apr 17, 2016

Forced migration affects millions of people and is “a crisis of humanity.” That is what Pope Francis and two leading... Read more

Pope Francis with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Monastery of Mater Ecclesiae in Vatican City on June 30, 2015.

Pope Francis sends his greetings to Benedict XVI on his 89th birthday

Apr 17, 2016

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI celebrated his 89th birthday on Saturday, and received special greetings from Pope Francis.  Read more

Men, women bathroom.

Trans rights over women's rights? What's at stake in the bathroom bills

Apr 17, 2016

Few can forget the media furor over Caitlyn Jenner's cover story in Vanity Fair last year.  Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday general audience on April 16, 2014.

Pope: 'I saw much suffering' at Lesbos refugee camp

Apr 17, 2016

Pope Francis on Sunday reflected on the great suffering he had witnessed at the refugee camp in Lesbos. He remembered... Read more

Canadians will regret legal assisted suicide, Cardinal Collins predicts

Apr 17, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

The coming legalization of assisted suicide in Canada will threaten the vulnerable, hide killing with euphemisms, and threaten the consciences... Read more

Report: Baby girls are being targeted for abortion in the West

Apr 16, 2016

By Matt Hadro

The problem of sex-selective abortion is not limited to China and India, but is increasing in communities within Western countries,... Read more

Pope Francis on flight to Mexico Feb. 12, 2016.

Pope: Media missed the real family crisis in covering Communion, remarriage

Apr 16, 2016

Pope Francis has said that the family is in crisis, and that is a much bigger issue than Communion for... Read more

Pope Francis in an in-flight press conference Jan. 18, 2015.

Full Text of Pope Francis' in-flight interview from Lesbos to Rome

Apr 16, 2016

Pope Francis on Saturday spoke with journalists about his visit with refugees at Lesbos and about the family crisis.  Read more

Pope Francis meets with refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos April 16, 2016.

In Greece, Pope Francis tells migrants 'you are not alone'

Apr 16, 2016

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis had a simple message for the thousands of refugees now staying on the Greek island of Lesbos: you... Read more

A Syrian refugee family prepares to board the papal plane from Lesbos to Rome with Pope Francis April 16, 2016.

As he leaves Greece, Pope Francis takes 12 refugees with him

Apr 16, 2016

By Elise Harris

After traveling to the Greek island of Lesbos, a primary entry point for refugees seeking passage into Europe, Pope Francis... Read more

Bernie Sanders.

Pope Francis met briefly with Bernie Sanders before going to Greece

Apr 16, 2016

By Elise Harris

After cancelling his planned visit to a Vatican conference hosting U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) due to schedule complications surrounding... Read more

Kiko Argüello and Pope Francis.

Founder of Neocatechumenal Way thanks Pope for Amoris Laetitia

Apr 15, 2016

Kiko Argüello, the founder and global head of the Neocatechumenal Way, expressed his support for Pope Francis for his apostolic... Read more

Caravaggio's "Conversion on the Way to Damascus", 1601.

Pope: Humiliations can 'open the heart', as they did for Saint Paul

Apr 15, 2016

Pope Francis on Friday encouraged Christians to embrace the humiliations that God allows in our lives to draw us closer... Read more

Refugees in Athens.

Pope Francis' visit to Greece shows a shared Christian concern for refugees

Apr 15, 2016

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Pope Francis’ visit on Saturday with refugees in Greece will show solidarity with those in need and demonstrate a shared... Read more

Hamlet.

Shakespeare's Hamlet swings by the Vatican

Apr 15, 2016

By Ann Schneible

They’ve performed for school children in Cambodia and refugees in Jordan. They’ve visited nearly 200 countries in the last two... Read more

Bernie Sanders at Vatican conference in Casina Pio IV, April 15, 2016.

UPDATED: Bernie Sanders came to the Vatican, and here's what he said

Apr 15, 2016

Pope Francis didn’t attend U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (D-Vt.) speech at the Vatican, but the presidential candidate provided a long... Read more

Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore with the newly ordained at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lahore, Pakistan, April 8, 2016.

After Easter Sunday terror, Pakistan's Catholics see hope in new priests

Apr 15, 2016

Just weeks after the deadly Easter Sunday attacks on Christians, Catholics in Pakistan had a time to rejoice: five new... Read more

Sabriya Yaqubi and her daughter Hasti at the Caritas Athens Refugee Centre in Athens, Greece.

Could Pope Francis' visit to Greece be a game-changer for refugees?

Apr 15, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

Pope Francis’ visit with refugees and migrants in Greece this Saturday could be a moment of leadership at a time... Read more