Pope Francis will make late teen Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint next year.

Pope Francis on Wednesday announced the date of two saints to be canonized in 2025, including the first millennial saint.

The surprise announcement came at the conclusion of the pope’s weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square as Francis ...

Carlo, who was born to Italian parents in London, was a web designer who died of leukaemia in Italy in 2006 at the age of 15.

In the weeks following the conclusion of the synod on synodality, Europe's bishops have been pondering its practical ...

A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to charity becomes an ...

Arriving about 15 minutes early in a wheelchair, Pope Francis presented his vision of a “synodal Church” to this broad representation of the global Church—cardinals, bishops, religious ...

Pope Francis approves new papal funeral rites for when he dies to simplify rituals, allow for burial outside the Vatican ...

Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global Catholic Church, has decided that a simple ...