Pope Francis

Former pope Benedict XVI has publicly urged his successor Pope Francis not to open the Catholic priesthood up to married…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned on Thursday that increasing tensions between the U.S. and Iran are setting the…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is pinning much of his hopes for a more peaceful world in the new…

Pope Francis ushered in Christmas celebrations for the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics on Tuesday, saying the celebration of Jesus’s birth…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican office responsible for processing clergy sex abuse complaints has seen a record 1,000 cases…

Governor of Kafr al-Sheikh Ismail Taha said on Tuesday that a path following the Holy Family’s journey in Egypt in…

TOKYO (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Japan in a very personal way Tuesday, spending the morning…

Pope Francis called Monday for renewed efforts to help victims of Japan’s 2011 “triple disaster” of earthquake, tsunami and the…

Kenji Hayashida thought about committing suicide in the years after an atomic bomb was dropped on his hometown of Nagasaki.…

Pope Francis Sunday described the use of nuclear bombs as “a crime”, as he took his appeal for an end…