Coinciding with the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, the World Day of Peace was instituted by Pope Paul VI in 1968.

Anticipating the World Day of Peace on Jan. 1, Pope Francis renewed John Paul’s appeals earlier this month, asking for the ...

Pope Francis, who has recently intensified criticism of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, on Thursday received Palestinian ...

During the “cordial talks,” both parties “reiterated the condemnation of all forms of terrorism” while emphasizing the ...

As the fighting in Gaza drags on, Pope Francis welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the Vatican. The Vatican press ...

An Italian association of LGBT Christians has said it has received official Vatican approval to make a pilgrimage to next ...

Pope Francis is calling on wealthy countries and institutions to substantially reduce if not outright cancel debt as a matter ...

Pope Francis met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican on Thursday, their first face-to-face encounter in three ...

Pope Francis is calling on wealthy countries and institutions to substantially reduce if not outright cancel debt as a matter ...

Pope Francis on Dec. 12 called for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, the alleviation of foreign debt and the ...

Pope Francis has written a letter to families, parishes and religious communities in the Diocese of Rome urging them to host ...

In his remarks to the crowd, which he delivered in Spanish, Pope Francis thanked ESNE for heeding St. Pope John Paul II’s ...