When a 25-year-old government worker was asked in 2007 to allow spoiled rice from Rwanda to be transported across the border ...

Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs, calendars, bookmarks, medals and jewellery, among other things. Too ...

echoing the call of St. John Paul II during the 2000 Jubilee. Pope Francis has frequently argued that such debt relief is a matter of justice, linking it to the “ecological debt” wealthy ...

VATICAN— Here’s the full text of Pope Francis’ message for the 58th World Day of Peace ... First, I renew the appeal launched by Saint John Paul II on the occasion of the Great Jubilee of the Year ...

(KNSI) – The year 2024 will go down as the warmest ever for both the Twin Cities region and St. Cloud. The National Weather Service put out the final update Wednesday, showing the average mean ...

"Forgive us our trespasses: grant us your peace" is Pope Francis' theme for the World Day of Peace, today, Jan. 1, 2025. His plea is for a year blessed by forgiveness — forgiveness between ...

Thanks to his work, he was named the patron saint of the internet in 1997 by Pope John Paul II, recognising his impact on knowledge and communication. Importantly, understanding Isidore’s life ...

“Let us entrust this new year to Mary, Mother of God,” Francis said in his homily at Saint Peter’s Basilica. “May we learn, like her, to discover God’s greatness in the little things of ...

Pope Francis began 2025 with a plea for peace and the protection of human life, calling for “a firm commitment to promote respect for the dignity of human life, from conception to natural death ...

The Mass also marked the Jubilee Year, launched on Christmas, with Francis noting that 'Mary is the door through which Christ entered this world,' quoting St. Ambrose. Pope Francis delivers his ...

Pope Francis celebrated first vespers for the vigil of the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday, saying the last day of 2024 is a time to reflect and give thanks ...