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Pope Francis offers a lesson in media literacy: Check out the truth before spreading fake news.

Pope Francis contemplates on St. Matthew's Gospel that "Jesus does not lift up a lament to the Father" but rather a joyful song of praise. So must we in this time of crisis.

During Pope Francis' World Day of Peace message, he insisted that peace is a gift that requires a human response and human effort.

Praying to God in times of joy and sorrow is a natural, human thing to do because it connects men and women to their father in heaven, the pope says.

Catholic communities and groups that claim to be working to improve church life, but attempt to do so without prayer, the Eucharist and unity with the rest of the church sadden the pope.

There is no better way to pray than like Mary, who opened her heart to God with humility and trust, Pope Francis says.

By asking to be baptized with other penitents in the Jordan River, Jesus placed himself among those who recognized themselves as sinners, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis said that while not all problems are solved in prayer, sometimes, it is enough for one to know that “the Lord listens.”

Pope Francis says after the pandemic ends, the world must aspire to be better and not return to its previous “sickened” normality of injustice, inequality and environmental degradation.

Pope Francis said people are called to contemplate creation as a reflection of “God’s infinite wisdom and goodness” and not act as if people are the “center of everything."

After a massive explosion at the port of Beirut killed at least 180 people, Pope Francis called on all Lebanese “to continue to hope and to find again the strength and energy needed to start over.”

The coronavirus pandemic has complicated the situation of migrants and refugees, but it has not stopped people from seeking safety and a better life abroad...

Pope Francis called on young people to reach out to their grandparents or the elderly who may be lonely or on their own.

Pope Francis sent special greetings to the 2 million seafarers around the world as part of marking Sea Sunday July 12.

This is what David can teach the faithful today, he said: to always speak with God, no matter the circumstances or one’s state of being, because everyone’s life is often marked by contradiction and inconsistencies. 

True prayer is a “fight” with God in which those who think they are strong are humbled and faced with the reality of their own mortal condition, Pope Francis said.

Prayer is powerful not because it changes God or God’s plans, but because it changes individuals and communities, one heart at a time, Pope Francis said.

Prayer is more than just a physical, emotional or intellectual act; it is an inner desire to encounter God, Pope Francis said.

The coronavirus pandemic is a "favorable time to rediscover the need for prayer in our lives; let us open the doors of our hearts to the love of God our father, who will listen to us," Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis asked Christians to join their love for the church with a caring concern for civil society, particularly at this time of the coronavirus pandemic.