The pope, as leader of the 1.4-billion-member Roman Catholic Church, is usually careful about taking sides in conflicts, but ...

The Vatican and Rome municipality are expecting 32 million pilgrims to come to Rome during 2025. Those who will pass through ...

To designate Brian Burch as ambassador to the Vatican suggests that Trump anticipates a contentious relationship in his ...

Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as "cruelty", sparking a sharp response from Israel which accused him of double standards.

Pope Francis is suffering from a cold and will give the Sunday blessing ahead of a busy week that includes Christmas Eve and ...

Several hundred people gathered at Magdeburg Cathedral in the evening of Dec. 21 for an ecumenical prayer service to remember the victims of the Dec. 20 Christmas market attack in the central German ...

The Vatican cited the cold temperatures outside and Francis’ strenuous week ahead, after a wheezing and congested-sounding ...

Pope Francis reflected on the devastating consequences of the Gaza war in an address at the Vatican on Saturday, expressing ...

Gossip causes destruction while family life and humble service strengthens relationships and brings people closer to Christ, ...

The number of active auxiliary bishops in the Chicago Archdiocese is set to double with Pope Francis' appointment of five ...

Pope Francis will conduct this Sunday's Angelus prayer remotely and not from a window in the Vatican because he has come down with a cold, his press office said Saturday.

It was a true holiday gift this week to see an opinion piece in The New York Times by Pope Francis. In a short essay adapted ...