Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Wednesday called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed ...

ROME -- Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century ...

Francis has long made prison ministry an important part of his priestly vocation and has made several visits to Rebibbia ...

President Joe Biden will also meet with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, according to ...

Francis, who has been pope since 2013, was criticized by Ukrainian officials this year when he said the country should have the courage of the "white flag" to negotiate an end to the war with Russia.

Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Wednesday called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed Moscow's full-scale invasion two years ago and has killed tens of ...

Having instituted the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly in 2021, the Holy Father is keeping true to his inaugural ...

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, expressed his gratitude to Pope Francis for Father Iyad ...

At the age of 44, Pope Francis suffered from gangrene of the gallbladder, a serious complication that occurs when the tissue ...

It was Francis’ 12th Christmas address to them since he became pope in 2013. He began by thanking Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the 90-year-old dean of the College of Cardinals, for his words ...

Francis, who has been pope since 2013, had complained about the effects of his cold during an audience on Friday, but earlier on Saturday he was well enough to deliver his annual Christmas address ...