Pope Francis

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church  in the Gaza Strip  on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parish priest, according to church officials. The late Pope Francis, who died in April, had  regularly spoken…

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parish priest, according to church officials. The late Pope Francis, who died in April, had regularly spoken…

Three people were killed and at least nine injured, including a parish priest who was a close friend of the late Pope Francis, in an Israeli attack on the only Catholic church in Gaza, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said Thursday. The Holy Family Church in Gaza City “was struck…

By: Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press Posted: 6:33 AM CDT Thursday, Jul. 3, 2025 Print Email Read Later ROME (AP) — Leaked documents seemingly undermining Pope Francis' stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass provided an incomplete reconstruction of the evidence that informed his 2021 decision to crack down…

A commission appointed by the late Pope Francis has released a new report highlighting the urgent need to address global debt, which has hindered sustainable development and climate action. The report was authored by the Jubilee Commission, which includes a group of 30 experts including Nobel laureate and U.S...Read More

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — From the moment Pope Leo XIV emerged from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, church observers have sought comparisons between the new, U.S.-born pontiff and his predecessor Pope Francis. Vatican experts who worked closely with Pope Francis have underlined the close relationship between the two men,…

Pope Francis condemned the emergence of nationalist political movements and their “exclusionary mindset”. Many believe that the ‘American Pope’ was taking jabs at Trump read more The new sovereign of the Vatican, Pope Leo, has condemned the emergence of nationalist political movements and their “exclusionary mindset”, without naming a specific…

President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania at the Commander and Chief Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (Image: Getty Images) In a whirlwind of recent activity,…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV met with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Thursday for the first time amid questions about his past handling of clergy sex abuse cases and demands from survivors that he enact a true policy of zero tolerance for abuse across…

In an unprecedented moment in the Catholic Church’s two-thousand-year history, Cardinal Joseph Martinez of Boston ascended to the papacy in early 2025, becoming Pope Francis II and the first pontiff from the United States. His election marked a significant shift in the Church’s leadership, moving the papal seat beyond its…