Spiritual Growth

People should fast from gossiping and spreading hearsay as part of their Lenten journey, Pope Francis said.

In a new interview, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI reaffirms that there is only "one pope," Pope Francis "very important" journey to Iraq, and United States President Joe Biden.

Pope Francis has yet to sign decrees in sainthood causes that follow the new path he approved in 2017, that of giving one's life in a heroic act of loving service to others.

Pope Francis on Sunday decried the kidnapping of 317 students from their boarding school in northwest Nigeria and prayed for the girls' quick release.

In a candid 2019 interview published Saturday, Pope Francis reveals that he sees himself “dying as pope,” either in active duty or in retirement, and in Rome, because, he said, “I am not going back...