Wednesday, September 23, 2015031Pope Francis starts his historic visit to the United States on Sept. 22 and plans to stop in Washington, D.C., New York City and Philadelphia. Whether you want to catch...
Wednesday, September 23, 20150113 Parishioners and visitors attending the predawn bilingual Mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart Church in Washington Sept. 23 were urged to pray that the pope's words...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015037Acknowledging the real challenges and burdens the U.S. bishops face in their ministry, Pope Francis shared with them his own experience as a pastor and urged them to...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015067 Pope Francis arrived in the United States the late afternoon of Sept. 22 to begin his first apostolic journey as pontiff. His plane, an Alitalia jetliner, touched down...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015049A key task of a traveling pope is to confirm his brothers and sisters in the faith. For Pope Francis in Cuba, that ministry took on added importance as Cuba and its...
Friday, September 18, 2015037Arriving in the United States from Cuba, Pope Francis "will enter as a migrant" as millions of people have done before him, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015026Pope Francis asked for prayers for his trip to Cuba and the United States, calling it "a mission" he had high hopes for. He said while the main purpose of his 10th...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015073Families need moments of rest and celebration, time for standing back and recognizing the gifts of God and how well they have developed, Pope Francis said. Celebrations...
Tuesday, August 11, 2015059Selfishness and fear keep too many people ignorant of the suffering of others and prevent them from finding creative ways to express solidarity and to promote peace,...