Pope Francis has condemned the slaying of an environmental activist in Honduras. On Sunday, he joined international voices ...

When asked about the U.S. presidential election, the pontiff said voters must “choose between the lesser evil.” Both ...

Pope Francis' longest and farthest trip has proven that despite his age, ailments and eight hours of jet lag, Pope Francis can still pull off an ambitious trip to Asia DILI, East Timor -- It was ...

Pope Francis called on the world's Catholic cardinals, many of whom live in Rome and lead Vatican offices, to pursue a "zero ...

Pope Francis made two comments last week that touched off a tempest in Christendom. First, during an interreligious meeting at Catholic Junior College in Singapore, he said that religions are ...

Francis, 87, began on Monday a 12-day, four-country, two-continent odyssey. JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Pope Francis on Monday embarked on his 45th and most ambitious trip of his papacy, both in terms ...

Pope John Paul II rides in a three-wheeled bicycle rickshaw at the Vatican Mission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov. 19, 1986. (AP Photo/Arturo Mari, File) By retracing John Paul’s steps, Francis is ...

Pope Francis has formally signed off on allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples -- a radical change in Vatican ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday said the Catholic Church is “more alive” outside of Europe as he reflected back on his recent apostolic journey to Southeast Asia. “A first reflection that comes ...

A Review of Some of Pope Francis' Most Memorable Quotes Over His Papacy On Friday, flying back to Rome from a lengthy trip to Asia, Pope Francis criticized both U.S. presidential candidates for ...

Argentine-born Pope Francis Wednesday welcomed former US President Bill Clinton at his Casa Santa Marta residence. “Thank you very much for visiting me,” the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires ...

During his weekly public audience in the Vatican’s Pope Paul VI Hall, Pope Francis continued a series of lessons on the Holy Spirit. Pope Francis continued a series of lessons on the Holy Spirit ...