Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Mission is not only the goal of the ecumenical journey, it is also its means" said Pope Francis during the audience for the members of the Holy Synod of the ...

This is what Pope Francis ... the Pope quotes the Catechism of adults of the Italian Episcopal Conference. It states: "Confirmation is for all the faithful what Pentecost was for the entire Church. … ...

Pope Francis, who celebrates his 88th birthday today, has become one of the oldest-serving popes in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history. Having instituted the World Day of Grandparents and ...

There has never been a visit like it and it has been years in the planning. The first people to greet Pope Francis when he arrived in the South Sudanese capital were Archbishop Justin Welby and ...

ABOARD PAPAL PLANE - The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis said on Sunday. He added that the Vatican is ready to help ...