On his last day in Washington, Pope Francis hosted world-famous portraitist ... predecessors Benedict XVI and John Paul II. This portrait, an official memento of the pope’s quietly emotional ...

On this week’s episode, host Colleen Dulle interviews Catholic author and academic Michael W. Higgins to discuss his new book ...

The Vatican’s Synod on Synodality was nothing like papal gatherings of cinematic lore, but it clearly reflects Francis’s view ...

It is probably fair to assume that the 87-year-old Pope Francis does not directly handle posts on the official Vatican Twitter/X account, but that just makes it a bit more amusing to have slipped ...

Pope Francis sits down for a global exclusive interview with CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell from the Vatican. In a wide-ranging conversation, Francis speaks about ...

Cardinal Vincent Nichols says the idea of a burning Hell is not part of Catholic teaching (pic shows Pope Francis) The Vatican has denied that Pope Francis told a well-known Italian journalist ...

The Catholic Church doesn’t observe its World Day of the Poor until later this month, but Pope Francis has already released a ...

Pope Francis ... peace," Francis posted. "They are 'filled with God' and incapable of remaining indifferent to the needs of ...

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of November is for those who have lost a child. “What can we say to parents who have lost a child? How can we console them? There are no words ...

Her self-portrait is equally nebulous ... But barring some fleeting moments — such as her meeting with Pope Francis, who ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...

The outpouring of acclaim for Pope Francis and his message of tolerance and compassion, which he delivered in a historic address to Congress and events in three U.S. cities over the past six days ...