ROME (AP) — A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and ...

In Italy this year, environmentalists are calling on Pope Francis to stay the execution — so to speak — of a tree towering ...

VATICAN— During his Angelus address Sunday, Pope Francis asked his listeners to consider the qualities necessary for good leadership. “Brothers and ...

Mary is a model of the kind of openness to the Holy Spirit that all Christians should have, Pope Francis said.

Before concluding his Wednesday audience and imparting his paternal blessing for pilgrims, the Holy Father concluded his ...

The pope declared that part of the archives and library be moved to a building on extraterritorial Vatican property at the ...

ROME, Italy — The New Orleans Saints may be one of the worst teams in the NFL this season, but at least they can count on ...

Pope Francis may travel to the Corsican capital of Ajaccio to conclude a conference organized by the diocese on popular devotion in the Mediterranean, scheduled for December 14-15. A papal Mass is ...

The Catholic Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of confirmation is not the "sacrament of goodbye" ...

The Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of confirmation is not the "sacrament of goodbye," Pope ...

Francis has alienated and dismayed conservatives and traditionalists within the church while emboldening and giving hope to a large swath of Catholics who are craving reform. In a radical move late ...

Pope Francis kisses a child as he rides the popemobile around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Oct. 30, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The ...