Pope Francis will release a follow-up document on the environment on Oct. 4, providing an update to his 2015 encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home" — a landmark papal letter that ...

It is odd — or is it? — that Pope Leo begins his apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te with the story of the woman who poured costly oil on Jesus' head (Matthew 26:8-9,11), only to be upbraided by one of ...

Pope Francis is a man of surprises, and he never disappoints. This past week, the pontiff released a relatively quiet apostolic exhortation, titled Gaudete et Exsultate. Unlike his previous documents, ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will next week publish an apostolic exhortation on holiness titled Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad), the Vatican announced Thursday. Subtitled “The Call to ...

VATICAN CITY — What should the faithful be aware of when the Vatican publishes Pope Francis’ highly anticipated summary document on the synods on the family on Friday? Various figures have already ...

Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on the Amazon region will be published Feb. 12, the Vatican announced Friday. The document, which follows October's Synod of Bishops on the Amazon, is highly ...

Pope Francis speaks to members of the Synod of Bishops on synodality after they approved their final document Oct. 26, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) ...

(RNS) — Pope Leo XIV is clear in his first formal document: The love of money really is the root of all evils. At a press conference on Thursday (Oct. 9), the Vatican presented his apostolic ...

“Holiness is the most attractive face of the Church,” Pope Francis declares in a new apostolic exhortation. In it, he reminds Christians, “The Lord asks everything of us, and in return he offers us ...

Though not expected to be a bombshell like the last one, Pope Francis is set to release a new document in the form of an “apostolic exhortation” on Monday, focusing on the call to holiness in the ...