Faith

'Everything changes' with Christ's birth, Pope Francis says

December 20, 2018

VATICAN – The Annunciation – the Angel Gabriel announcing to Mary that she will bear God's son -- was such a tremendous, history-changing event that preaching about it is extremely difficult, Pope Francis said.

Christmas is not just a cozy holiday but a chance to turn tables, Pope Francis says

December 19, 2018

VATICAN – Christmas will not be authentic if people get caught up in a frenzy of shopping, presents and meals, all while ignoring the poor and forgetting who the celebration is really all about, Pope Francis said.

Live Christmas as revelation of Light, Bishop Gendron says

December 18, 2018

The following is the Christmas message released by Bishop Lionel Gendron, Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil and president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Ask for grace to seek truth in dreams, be silent like St. Joseph, Pope Francis says

December 18, 2018

VATICAN – While St. Joseph was a practical, down-to-earth man, he had enough faith to be open to God speaking through dreams, Pope Francis said at morning Mass.

A true Christmas celebrates Baby Jesus, who is tender, humble, Pope Francis says

December 17, 2018

VATICAN – With Christmas just over a week away, visitors came to St. Peter's Square with their Baby Jesus figurines for a traditional blessing by the Pope.

Mary raises up the abandoned, Pope Francis says at Mass

December 12, 2018

VATICAN – Just as she did hundreds of years ago from a small hill in Tepeyac, Mexico, Mary accompanies the downtrodden and the lowly like a mother caring for her children.

Jesus gives us joy even in martyrdom, Pope Francis says

December 11, 2018

VATICAN – God sends his consolation to those in need of reassurance, even when they are facing death, Pope Francis said.

Let's think of our own conversion to sow peace this Advent, Pope Francis says

December 10, 2018

VATICAN – Advent is a time for people to think about what they can change about themselves so that they can sow the seeds of peace, justice and fraternity in their daily lives, Pope Francis said.

Algerian martyrs bear witness to Christian-Muslim peace, Pope Francis says

December 10, 2018

VATICAN – The lives of 19 religious men and women martyred during the Algerian civil war are a testament to God's plan of love and peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims, Pope Francis said.

On the Feast of Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis asks Mary's care of refugees

December 10, 2018

ROME – In the heart of Rome, near streets of fancy shops already blinged out for Christmas shopping, Pope Francis prayed for Romans struggling to survive and for families in the city and around the world who face the same lack of welcome that Mary and Joseph experienced.