Pope Francis declared in a papal address that "fake news" has been a major cause of societal unrest that has led to the ...

By choosing Cardinal Robert McElroy to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, the pope is sending a message to the incoming ...

Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic ...

Putting a spotlight on the “scourge of child labor,” the Holy Father lamented that there are “too many children forced to ...

Pope Francis delivered his annual “state of the world” address on Thursday, asking ambassadors to pursue a “diplomacy of hope ...

Warning of “the increasingly concrete threat of a world war,” Pope Francis called for “the diplomacy of hope” in his address ...

The pope pointed to the assassination attempt against Donald Trump as an example of growing polarization and mistrust.

Pope Francis on Wednesday enjoyed a performance by members of an African-themed circus troupe called CircAfrica. The group ...

On Dec. 20, Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...