Pope Francis addresses the 5th Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour taking place in South Africa and underlines that ensuring the present and future of children is ensuring the present and future of the entire human family. …

Pope Francis launches another appeal to world leaders that they may be protagonists of peace and not of war. By Salvatore Cernuzio & Linda Bordoni Pope Francis has again called for efforts on behalf of world leaders to…

In his address to the Order of the Ministers of the Infirm, Pope Francis encourages Camillians in their ministry, and highlights the importance of looking at the reality of suffering, sickness and death with the eyes of Jesus. By…

Pope Francis receives in audience a group of members of the “Political Fraternity” of the Chemin Neuf Community and invites them to pursue their commitment to foster encounter and take action for the good of humanity. By Linda…

Pope Francis meets with University Rectors from Italy’s Lazio region on Monday, inviting them to commit their institutions to rethinking economic, cultural and social models that put the human person back at the centre. He also encourages…

In a message to members of the Pontifical Mission Societies gathered in the French city of Lyon to celebrate the 200th anniversary of their foundation, Pope Francis points to the path traced by Pauline Jaricot for the continuation and…

Pope Francis encourages members of the French social organization "Village of Francis" to continue embracing the Church "as a field hospital" and to look to Christ as their model. By Deborah Castellano Lubov Jesus Christ alone…

A Hindu-born man from Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, who converted to Christianity in the 18th century, Lazarus Devasahayam is set to become the first Indian layman to be declared a saint on 15 May 2022. By Linda Bordoni …

Blessed Titus Brandsma - killed “in hatred of the faith” in the Dachau concentration camp in 1942, who refused to publish propaganda and was outspoken and opposed to anti-Jewish laws being promulgated by the Nazis - is to be canonized by…

Ahead of his visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv next week, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, grants an interview to the Italian TV station TG2, and says the Holy See always leaves…