VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis launched the Jubilee Year of Mercy on Tuesday (Dec. 8) with the opening of the Vatican Holy Door near the end of a Mass in St. Peter's Square where … read more

VATICAN CITY (RNS) The overriding interest in the global meeting of Roman Catholic bishops that finishes here on Sunday (Oct. 25) has centered on whether the churchmen will… read more

(RNS) The most controversial proposal floated so far at the high-level, high-stakes Vatican summit on church teachings on the family had nothing to do with gays or divorce, but… read more

Might Pope Francis be the defining witness for the next “Great Awakening”? I started asking that question as I watched and listened to Pope Francis as he made his made … read more

WASHINGTON (RNS) Pope Francis went straight from charging the U.S. Congress to care for the neediest to blessing and encouraging Washington’s hungry and homeless on Thursday … read more

Vice President Joe Biden, like President Obama, is open about his Christian faith. And after his recent appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, his moniker one day, if… read more