Pope Francis will publish the fourth encyclical of his pontificate on Thursday on “the human and divine love of the heart of Jesus Christ.” The encyclical, titled Dilexit Nos, meaning “he has loved us ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis issued the fourth encyclical of his papacy on Thursday, denouncing a world that “is losing its heart” during times of global turmoil marked by “wars, socio-economic ...

Pope Francis is skeptical of artificial intelligence’s effects on humanity, and on Thursday he released an encyclical explaining why. In the 141-page document, called “Dilexit Nos” (He loved us), the ...

The Sacred Heart of Jesus is depicted in a stained-glass window at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church in the Forest Hills section of the Queens borough of New York. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) ...

The president of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement inviting U.S. Catholics to pray with Pope Francis’ latest encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The ...

Earlier this summer, the Vatican published the papal encyclical Laudato Si’, promoting sustainable development and environmentalism, and Pope Francis subsequently declared his intention to deliver an ...

The encyclical, issued on Oct. 24, examines the transformative power of Jesus’ heart as a font of healing for a divided world. Painting of the Sacred Heart found in Rome’s Church of the Gesù, the ...