The Catholic Church and digital media was one theme that had not been getting much press attention at the Synod of Bishops, but finally emerged during the third week of talks dedicated to...
South Korea's president thanked Pope Francis for promoting peace and dialogue on Wednesday as he arrived in Italy for a papal audience, where he's expected to extend an invitation from North Korean...
Speaking to his brother Jesuits in Lithuania last month, Pope Francis solicited their support in moving forward the work of the Second Vatican Council.
A person may not have killed someone, but if they are angry or have hate toward another person, it is like they have killed him or her in their heart, Pope Francis said Wednesday.
At a time of technological and scientific progress, "we ought to feel shame" for not having advanced in "humanity and solidarity" enough to feed the world's poor, Pope Francis...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Luis Echeverria, Reuters By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- A Scalabrini migrant shelter in Guatemala City has served 1,700 Hondurans heading north as part of a caravan seeking to...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Anne Condodina VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The point of the Synod of Bishops on young people is not primarily to produce a document, but instead is to learn from Christ...
IMAGE: CNS/Bob Roller By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A report from two leading faith-based agencies serving immigrants entering the United States from Mexico and Central America called on the federal...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis, at a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, said he is willing to visit North Korea. North Korean...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Brian Snyder, Reuters By Tom Tracy MIAMI (CNS) -- The physical impact of Hurricane Michael and the anticipated recovery period for parts of the Florida Panhandle appear to be on a...
By Edward Pentin | Immigration and its often-detrimental effect on youth has been a central focus of the Youth Synod, but a different and informative assessment of this issue and the other challenges...
By Angelo Stagnaro | Cur aliquid potius extiterit quam nihil. “Why is there anything at all rather than nothing whatsoever?” —Gottfried Leibniz, devout Christian and inventor of calculus The...
By Brianna Heldt | As a freelance writer, I spend a bit of time writing political news stories and, occasionally, commentary, for a conservative online publication. My niche there is primarily news...
By Mary Rezac/CNA | Tonia Borsellino knows she’s a part of the “1%” in the U.S. It doesn’t bother her. In fact, she seems proud. She’s actually Sister Tonia Borsellino. And as a newly veiled,...
By Fr. Dwight Longenecker | When I was an Anglican country priest on the Isle of Wight in England, the church was in the center of the village. The ancient idea of the church parish was that it was...