In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world leader we know as Pope Francis — is a story finally told in his own words. But ...

Vatican Observatory director Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno explores faith and science in his new book, “A Jesuit’s Guide to ...

Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.

Pope Francis denounced an era of "disinformation and polarisation" on Friday in a message for World Communications Day, as he criticised powerful social networks creating "fanaticism and even ...

Since then, Charlie Hebdo has been framed as a universal symbol of freedom of speech ... For instance, the magazine’s cover in 2013 depicted Pope Benedict XVI resigning from the papacy to elope with a ...

He went on to study sacred theology in Paris and in Regensburg, Germany, under the then-Father Joseph Ratzinger — the future Pope Benedict XVI. Schönborn was awarded a doctorate in sacred ...

Pope Francis, in Message, Offers Trump Prayers for 'Wisdom, Strength' By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Monday offered well-wishes to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a ...

it's as if there was an international drive towards self-destruction," the Pope said. Francis, 88, has been in the post since 2013, when he was elected to succeed Pope Benedict XVI.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio ...

Pope Benedict XVI, who became pontiff in 2005, encouraged the creation of a papal profile on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. He praised social networks and apps that can enable ...

As a scholar who studies how religious groups use and respond to new technologies, I find it notable that the pope frames the internet as a spiritual ... of its strengths and weaknesses.” Pope ...

As a scholar who studies how religious groups use and respond to new technologies, I find it notable that the pope frames the internet ... and weaknesses." Pope Benedict XVI, who became pontiff ...