Today marks the first anniversary of the election of Pope Francs to the See of Peter, an event that touched off an extraordinary year of grace for the Church.
Pope Francis says the holy season of Lent is a time to "shake ourselves up", to open our hearts and get beyond "tending our own gardens."
In a new interview with an Italian newspaper, Pope Francis said depictions of him as a superman who might lift bans on contraception and same-sex marriage "seems offensive to me."
During a recent homily at morning Mass, Pope Francis said we need to think, feel and act like Christians because those who are inconsistent "do great harm."
Venerable Pope Paul VI moved one step closer to sainthood last week when the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints approved a miracle attributed to his intercession.
Pope Francis has written a letter to families asking them to pray for the next Synod of Bishops, which will be celebrated in the Vatican in October, and the theme of which will be “The pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelization”.
During a recent audience with members of an Italian women's group, Pope Francis expressed his joy at the increased role of women in the world and the Church and said it was only in a "dialogue with God" that they can discern how to balance their careers with responsibilities in the home.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSThe Vatican has put its stamp of approval on the graffiti on the wall of a building in Rome which depicts Pope Francis as a super hero.
