Today, Pope Francis met with the Catholic community of Rakovski, Bulgaria, in the Church of St. Michael the Archangel. Read the full text of his address. ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Francis' homily at a First Communion Mass in Rakovski, Bulgaria, during his Apostolic Journey. ...read more

Pope Francis' homily at Sunday Mass in Prince Alexander I Square in Sofia ...read more

Regina Caeli address of Pope Francis in Sofia ...read more

"The wounds opened in the course of history between us Christians remain painful bruises on the Body of Christ which is the Church." Read Pope Francis' address to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. ...read more

Pope Francis begins his visit to Bulgaria today. Read the address he gave to the civil and religious authorities and members of the diplomatic corps. ...read more

“Dungeon, fire, and sword” to me were a poetic allusion to adversity. I never thought to ask: “Which dungeon? What fire? Whose sword?” Until I lived in England. ...read more

Certainly, there are contemporary martyrs who are killed for being Christian. But more and more, contemporary martyrs are being killed for living out their Christianity. ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Francis' homily on the parable of the prodigal son and the ever abundant mercy of God during Sunday Mass in Rabat, Morocco. ...read more

"For being a Christian is not about adhering to a doctrine, or a temple or an ethnic group. Being Christian is about an encounter." Read the full text of Pope Francis' address in Rabat Cathedral. ...read more