Chems-Eddine Hafiz made the proposal on Feb. 10 at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican during an audience with the pope.

"Pope Francis went on to say that his heart is close to all the people who inhabit the Holy Land, which includes Israelis and Palestinians." ...

when by virtuous instinct the new Pope rejects in turn, the golden ring, the golden cross, the red shoes, the velvet mozzetta. He takes the name Francis, the poor man of Assisi, and clinches it by ...

The Rev. Chris Looby, who pastors Roman Catholic churches in Morrisonville, Cadyville and Peru, will lead a pilgrimage to Rome in the fall. “Pope Francis has designated that this year 2025 is a ...

Then we jump to the surprise election, when by virtuous instinct the new Pope rejects in turn, the golden ring, the golden cross, the red shoes, the velvet mozzetta. He takes the name Francis, the ...

"I believe that given the crises we face today we have a responsibility to play our part and lead where we can. … I feel this ...

The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

Monday’s announcement paves the way for the beatification of the missionaries, who have been known collectively as the “Georgia Martyrs” for decades.

By Maria Power (*) – Pope Francis has delivered a message ... and social friendship based upon the example of St Francis of Assisi who “wherever he went … sowed the seeds of peace and ...

Pope Francis meeting with Haxhi Baba Edmond Brahimaj ... the Balkans in 1993 and the 2011 World Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi. “I am convinced that the Bektashi community, together with ...

The third and fourth died on a Franciscan feast day — the feast of St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata ... the bishops of the United States petitioned Pope Pius XII to beatify 118 ...