“Human fragility has the power to make us more lucid about what endures and what passes, what brings life and what kills,” Pope Francis wrote in a letter to the editor in chief of Corriere della Sera.

I am well aware of the dangers of “raising awareness” and making a show of one’s fasting. But I am telling people about this publicly so that they can consider whether Pepfar is something they would like to fast over.

Pat Conroy was the epitome of the "Southern Writer" for many years and called by some "the most beloved American writer of his generation"—and was also a God-haunted Catholic who wrote often and deeply about religious faith.

The visit of King Charles and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom to the Vatican next month will include an audience with Pope Francis, suggesting the pope's health is improving.

“I become better—a better bishop and a better priest, and better to my men—precisely because I want to generate love for the migrant who’s passing through this diocese,” says Bishop Joseph Tyson of Yakima. “We’ve got to find a way of preaching and teaching that better.”

For the fifth successive Sunday, Pope Francis sent a brief written note from the hospital for his weekly Angelus message.

Despite continued progress in his recovery from double pneumonia, Pope Francis will continue to remain in the hospital for the time being, his doctors announced today.

Pope Francis’ condition “continues to be stable,” and “the recovery process is slow and requires time for the consolidation of the improvements [that have been] recorded in recent days,” the Vatican said at 7 p.m. on March 14.

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In a long post on X, the Ukrainian leader said that during the conversation with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, “I wished Pope Francis a speedy recovery and thanked him for his prayers and moral support for our people.”

Young Latinos are constantly negotiating who they are as people of faith and as members of our society. Some feel alone, others rejected, others not fully understood. Yet all carry in their lives an element of hope to which the church must pay attention.

While Catholic weddings in Ireland have dropped over the past three decades, New Age marriages are rapidly gaining in prominence.

The common date of Easter 2025 between East and West can prompt Christians to reflect on what we all share.