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In his Message for the World Day of Social Communications, Pope Francis says listening is an indispensable first step in human communication, and a dimension of love.


Pope Francis will preside over the celebration for the Sunday of the Word of God on 23 January in St. Peter’s Basilica. As explained by the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, this year’s liturgy includes some important novelties.

The Pope on Sunday visited the Reception and Identification Centre of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. While there, he heard the testimonies of migrants, and told those present migration is a humanitarian crisis that concerns everyone.

Pope Francis authorizes the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a series of Decrees including the recognition of a miracle attributed to Blessed Tito Brandsma, who was killed “in hatred of the faith” in the Dachau concentration camp in 1942.

The filme tells C.S. Lewis’ incredible, true journey from hard-boiled atheist to the most beloved Christian writer of the century.

The Apostolic Penitentiary announces modifications to the Plenary Indulgence for the deceased during the month of November.

Pope Francis has authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the decree on a miraculous healing attributed to the…

Following the release on Tuesday of an independent report commissioned by the French Bishops and religious on sexual abuse in the Church, the Director of the Holy See Press Office says that Pope Francis’s thoughts and prayers go “first to the victims” who have suffered and have had the courage to speak out.

Pope Francis encourages the bishops, priests, and religious of Slovakia to work for a humble Church in the freedom of the Gospel, the creativity of faith, and in dialogue that promotes unity.

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued the following statement on the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.