In an impromptu meeting on Tuesday morning, Pope Francis urged religious leaders in Burma to work toward peace, each according... Read more
When Pope Francis visited Bosnia and Herzegovina two years ago, he found a country still healing from a devastating conflict two... Read more
In a key speech on the global effort to eradicate nuclear arms, Pope Francis called the weapons immoral and said... Read more
The Vatican is preparing for a conference on nuclear disarmament this week in the wake of an international effort to... Read more
Church leaders have expressed anxiety over a Kurdish vote for independence in a recent referendum, saying Kurdistan’s decision to split... Read more
The Archbishop of St. Louis led an interfaith group of religious leaders in prayer for peace and justice on Tuesday,... Read more
On his last day in Colombia, Pope Francis said the peace process shouldn't be reduced to bureaucratic talks between two... Read more
Peace is something that must begin in childhood, the Holy See's representative told the United Nations, stressing the need for... Read more
In the first formal speech of his visit to Colombia, Pope Francis on Thursday told government authorities that the key... Read more
Just days after North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach Alaska, bishops in the United States and... Read more
On Thursday Pope Francis received the credentials of six new ambassadors to the Holy See, telling them to work for... Read more
Still reeling from the Syrian civil war, the city of Aleppo saw a ray of hope this weekend with a... Read more
Only God can give true peace amid tribulations, Pope Francis said in his May 16 homily at his Casa Santa... Read more
Jose Antonio dos Santos, an immigrant from Venezuela now living in Barcelona, made his way to Fatima for the centenary... Read more
At a vigil Mass with tens of thousands gathered in the Portugal town of Fatima, Cardinal Pietro Parolin delivered a... Read more
In a lengthy, off-the-cuff Q&A session with students, Pope Francis said a “culture of destruction” has spread throughout the world,... Read more
As the conflict in Syria rages on, a Salesian nun honored by the White House as a “Woman of Courage”... Read more
The president of the Sudanese Catholic Bishops’ Conference called on leaders in South Sudan’s Bahr El Ghazal region to fight... Read more
The Bishops of Paraguay made an urgent appeal for peace after hundreds of demonstrators set fire to the National Congress... Read more
As violence continues to plague the city of Chicago, Pope Francis has sent words of encouragement, solidarity and hope to... Read more