The decision to form a commission was made at the end of the community’s general assembly, held Oct. 27–Nov. 5 in Nouan-le-Fuzelier, central France. A priest writing a letter to St. Therese of Lisieux ...

The Pontiff echoed Cuban bishops’ call for ‘sincere and effective’ talks. Only God, he said, can truly call the poor and afflicted blessed, satisfy those who seek peace and justice, and give joy to ...

Sister Telesphora Pavlou, superior of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary convent, stands outside the guesthouse near the chapel of the Church of the Beatitudes by the Sea of ...

God wants everyone to be a saint, and the clearest path to achieving that goal is loving service to others, Pope Francis said. Celebrating the feast of All Saints, the pope led the midday recitation ...

At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus Christ delivered a very important sermon, which is called the Sermon on the Mount. Christ addressed the people from the top of the hill. The central part of the ...

BAGHDAD — Pope Francis told Iraqi Christians that when they suffer discrimination, persecution or war, the Eight Beatitudes are addressed to them. “Whatever the world takes from us is nothing compared ...