Pope Francis’ message of mercy and inclusivity has the ability to rekindle faith in the Roman Catholic Church, according to Save the Children Action Network President Mark Shriver in an event hosted ...

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The new Statutes of the Pontifical Academy for Life introduce a new category. The Academy was founded by John Paul II in 1994 ...

The story that dominated the Catholic news headlines in 2025 was, of course, the death of Pope Francis and the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. These were NCR's most read — not necessarily the most ...

Pope Francis, 88, remains hospitalized with bilateral pneumonia and is undergoing treatment for a polymicrobial infection.