Pope praises Julian of Norwich as example of faith and service
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Although she died centuries ago, the English mystic Julian of Norwich continues to remind people of the importance…
Pope leaves hospital after treatment
ROME — “I’m still alive,” Pope Francis joked to reporters who asked how he was doing as he left Rome’s Gemelli hospital April 1.…
Pope hospitalized for respiratory infection, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY — After having difficulty breathing, Pope Francis went to Rome’s Gemelli hospital March 29 where he was diagnosed with a respiratory infection…
Jesus asks that no one be excluded from his table, pope says
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church is not selective: each one of its members is a sinner and part of the holy, faithful people…
Pope opens path for more women at Vatican, in Church
VATICAN CITY — At the end of his general audience in St. Peter’s Square on March 8, International Women’s Day, Pope Francis led a…
Pope’s 15-Step ‘How-To’ Guide to Happiness
VATICAN CITY — Like his predecessors, Pope Francis repeatedly has encouraged the faithful to “go against the tide” to follow Jesus. Popes John Paul…
Pope: Spiritual consolation is deep joy that motivates one to ‘do good’
VATICAN CITY — The spiritual practice of discernment, of seeing where God is at work in one’s life and what God is calling one…
Report: Poverty Growing Globally, Reversing Recent Gains
WASHINGTON — Declining access to food, greater discrimination against women and widening restrictions on religious freedom have contributed to a higher rate of poverty…
Pope announces a second session for Synod of Bishops assembly
VATICAN CITY — Saying he did not want to rush the process of discerning how the Holy Spirit is calling the Church to grow…
Pope to canonize founder of missionaries serving migrants
VATICAN CITY — While their life journeys and the stages of their sainthood causes diverged, two men born in Italy are set to be…
