Poor, volunteers deepen faith, friendship on Assisi pilgrimage

With a mix of awe and excitement, pilgrims from many parts of Europe conquered the exhaustion of a long road trip and prepared to celebrate the World Day of the Poor with Pope Francis.

At COP26, Vatican delegation calls for solidarity with poorer nations

As the U.N. Climate Change Conference was nearing its final day, the Vatican delegation urged parties to deliver on the financing, resources and standards needed to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement.

Chinese bishop taken by authorities for ‘tourism’ returns to diocese

A Chinese bishop who was allegedly kidnapped by authorities in late October has returned to his diocese, media reports say.

Laudato Si’ Action Platform set to integrate encyclical into church life

The Vatican's seven-year plan to widen the reach of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical on the environment is just what the church needs in a time of global climate change in the mind of Father Emmet Farrell, a retired priest living in San Diego.

USCCB novena prays for religious liberty ahead of Christ the King feast

The U.S. bishops have urged Catholics to pray a novena for religious liberty in the nine days leading up to the feast of Christ the King on the last Sunday of Ordinary Time, which this year is Nov. 21.

Secular institute members live vocation charism in their work, daily life

Father Paul Baker said he sees Natasha Sager as one of God's spies -- in a good way.

Faith, prayer and work lead St. Benedict parishioners on final journey to new church

Construction is expected to begin within several weeks on a new church for St. Benedict Parish in the far southeast corner of Phoenix, a project that will give the parish a permanent church home seventeen years after it moved into a converted gym on parish property.

Parish that started with hay bale pews has permanent home

After nearly 20 years and four temporary worship spaces, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted led parishioners of what was once known as the “Trailer Park Parish” from their fourth and final temporary worship space  — a white square building — to their permanent home.

Nurture hope tomorrow by healing pain today, pope says

The gift of hope becomes tangible in people's lives through concrete actions that seek to relieve the suffering of the poor and console the downtrodden, Pope Francis said.

Pope urges Ratzinger Prize winners to hold fast to truth like Pope Benedict

Honoring an Australian theologian, a French philosopher and two German theologians, Pope Francis prayed that they may continually be inspired by retired Pope Benedict XVI's episcopal motto, "Cooperatores veritatis" -- co-workers in the truth.