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

The company, which had ambitious plans to produce an electric Popemobile for Pope Francis, was forced to close its doors, ...

The Kia Soul is living up to its name in South Korea. Pope Francis will be riding in a Soul during his five-day visit to South Korea, a drastic change from previous Popemobiles that have even ...

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

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

Pope Francis came by and locked eyes with Allan, but he didn’t stop the popemobile. All seemed lost. But a man nearby assured Allan that the Pope would come by a second time. Even then ...

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 Vatican has announced the appointment of Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini as the new papal preacher, succeeding Cardinal ...

During his Angelus address Sunday, Pope Francis asked his listeners to consider the qualities necessary for good leadership.

Pope Francis himself attended most days. The discussions at each table followed a set format (brief comments by each speaker, followed by silent prayer) and were punctuated by intervals in which ...

just hearing the way Pope Francis concludes his message to the ... It has become almost a tradition for him to stop the popemobile in St. Peter’s Square when a pilgrim offers him one of the ...

Pope Francis' yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with recommendations that fell short of giving women more equity as hoped but reflected the pope's aims for a church ...