Asia, like Africa, is a growth area for the Catholic church. In Georgetown University’s ranking of attendance at mass, ...

In a four-page letter, the pro-armed struggle separatist movement “Nazione” reached out to Pope Francis, who is scheduled to visit Corsica December 15, urging him to “contribute to genuine ...

Further reading: Pope Francis in Corsica: Reasons behind a surprising journey Pope Francis' historic one-day visit to Ajaccio, scheduled as part of a colloquium on popular religiosity in the Medit ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the ...

In late November, during a brief audience with people involved in the sport of motorcycle racing, Pope Francis asked for ...

In this episode of Inside the Vatican, Colleen and Gerry examine insights from Pope Francis' forthcoming autobiography and ...

Pope Francis called on Catholics to focus their Holy Year 2025 pilgrimages on Jesus Christ, who is both the path and ...

Pope briefly reflects on trip to Corsica In his greeting to pilgrims after his main talk, Pope Francis briefly reflected on ...

Making his customary visit to the Rome Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray before his trip to the French island of Corsica, ...

Having instituted the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly in 2021, the Holy Father is keeping true to his inaugural ...

Pope Francis became the first leader of the Catholic Church to set foot in Corsica, the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, ...

The New York Times ran other excerpts on Tuesday, Francis’s 88th birthday. The Pope celebrated a Mass on Sunday in Ajaccio, Corsica (Thibault Camus/AP) In the Italian excerpts, Francis recalled his ...