The release of the film Conclave has once again thrown the spotlight on one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday ... But he appeared in fine form Tuesday night. His health and stamina, already compromised because of his tendency to get ...

Urbi et Orbi' (to the city and world) address, Francis mentioned the Ukraine conflict directly and called for 'the boldness needed to open the door to negotiation'.

Meeting young people receiving care at an oncology-hematology clinic in Poland, Pope Francis told them they are witnesses of ...

Among those whom Burch sees as exemplifying the Catholic faith are those who have run afoul of Pope Francis. Former ...

Pope Francis taps one of most outspoken and progressive-leaning U.S. Catholic leaders to Washington, D.C., ahead of Trump ...

He replaces Cardinal Wilton Gregory who is retiring at 77. Donald Trump's victory formalized in front of a Congress led by ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to ...

An Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, will become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church’s ...

A coalition of Jewish organizations sent a letter to Pope Francis Monday saying his comments about the Israel-Hamas war ...

Pope Francis has warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace. Francis made the remarks in a ...

Sister Simona Brambilla will head the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.