Pope Francis’ message to the Roman Curia has often been challenging, even provocative, and this year’s address was no exception.

As the new prefect, Maximino Caballero Ledo becomes the second lay man to hold a top position in the Vatican.

Pope Francis called for overcoming polarization in the life of the Catholic Church in an exclusive interview with America magazine.

In his homily for the sixth World Day of the Poor, the pope advised Christians not to yield to resignation but instead to “seize opportunities” to spread the Gospel and help the weakest.

Pope Francis received James Martin, S.J., for the second time in private audience in the papal library of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace this morning, Nov. 11.

In their first private one-on-one conversation, the president of the Australian Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, S.D.B., told Pope Francis, “The church in Australia is alive!”