This year we celebrate the memory of the Stigmata and the Canticle of Brother Sun; the year 2026 is the centenary of the death of St. Francis.

Belgium’s prime minister has blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and ...

Pope Francis is in Belgium on Friday for a three-day visit where he is scheduled to meet privately with a group of 15 victims ...

Pope Francis is in Belgium after revelations of abuse and cover-ups have damaged the Vatican's credibility. Both Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and King Philippe urged the pontiff and the Catholic ...

Brussels — Belgium’s prime minister on Friday blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex ...

With many of the concrete, hot-button issues removed from the agenda and turned over to study groups, some people wonder what ...

Queen Mathilde of Belgium, along with her consort King Philippe, welcomes Pope Francis at the Laeken Palace. She wears an elegant white dress with a sober and rigorous cut, paired with ...

U.S. suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation's history, preliminary data suggests. A little over ...

Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 25, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) ...