In a candid 2019 interview published Saturday, Pope Francis reveals that he sees himself “dying as pope,” either in active duty or in retirement, and in Rome, because, he said, “I am not going back...
For believers, the ability to practice their faith and receive spiritual guidance are "the highest of essential services," and pandemic practices over the past year have shown they are not...
The Vatican threw its support behind an effort by India, South Africa and a host of developing nations to loosen international patent protections and speed up sub-licensing agreements for the...
Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis made a surprise visit to CasAmica onlus, a centre that provides short-term housing to hospital patients and their families on the southern edge of Rome Dec. 7, 2018...
Paul Brady Facade of the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines, Iowa. If the Iowa bill becomes law, when a person’s free exercise of religion is burdened by state action, he or she may cite the...
Frans Floris I, “The Sacrifice of Jesus Christ, Son of God, Gathering and Protecting Mankind,” 1562 “I will never fail you nor forsake you” —Hebrews 13:5
Cuzco School, “Trifacial Trinity,” c. 1760, Lima Art Museum The Bible is much easier to understand when you know the original cultural, historical and literary context