The Catholic Church is not exactly known for its tolerance of transsexuals. But after a priest near Rome called the Vatican's attention to the difficulties faced by a group of transsexuals in his ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced the “scourge” of child labor and other abuses suffered by children, saying anyone who ...

Vice President Kamala Harris is canceling the final foreign trip of her term because of the wildfires in California ...

In his Jan. 9 speech, the pope lamented “the continuous creation and spread of fake news,” which he said, “distorts facts but ...

President Joe Biden will no longer travel to Rome, Italy, this week as scheduled, the White House announced late Wednesday, ...

ANALYSIS: When the archbishop of Washington speaks, people pay attention — sometimes wondering if they’re hearing echoes from ...

ROME — (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister ...

Jimmy Carter is the only president in American history whose time in office overlapped with three popes: Paul VI, John Paul I ...

More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the first two weeks after ...

Pope Francis, the first “pilgrim of hope” to cross the Holy Door’s threshold, inaugurated the 2025 Jubilee Year by opening the papal basilica’s door on Dec. 24.