At the beginning of Pope Francis’s papacy his controversial predecessor handed him a large white box stuffed with ...

The Holy Father told groups of pilgrims attending his Jan. 15 general audience that they should be aware that millions of ...

He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

Biden spoke by phone with His Holiness Pope Francis Saturday morning and "expressed his deep regret" that he was unable to ...

The Cuban government announced that it would release hundreds of political prisoners, citing inspiration from Pope Francis' ...

Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an ...

Pope Francis’ decision to appoint a liberal cardinal to the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. was reportedly done in response ...

Cuba’s statement refers to Pope Francis’ call to release prisoners during the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, which began on Dec.

The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

"Each time a pope takes ill, the winds of a conclave always feel as if they are blowing," Francis writes in his new memoir, referring to centuries-old tradition of cardinals gathering in the pope's ...