In a letter to American bishops, Francis leveled unusually direct criticism at the administration on an issue he has made ...

Rome — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt ... especially after Pope Benedict XVI broke 600 years of tradition and resigned from the papacy in 2013. Benedict's aides have attributed the decision ...

As Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox believers prayed this week for “Christian unity,” Jean-François Chiron sheds light on ...

"The blessed Apostles, then, founded and built up the church in Rome. They committed the office of bishop into the hands of Linus. Of this, Linus, Paul makes mention in the Epistles to Timothy.

“From the very start of my papacy [in 2013], I felt I was being ... in the Santa Marta guesthouse near St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. He made the point of phoning his newsagent in Buenos ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla will undertake a state visit to Italy and the Vatican in April, Buckingham Palace has ...

A priest was excommunicated from a parish in Livorno in January last year for calling Pope Francis a “usurper” in a New Year’s Eve homily, which marked the first anniversary of the death of the pope’s ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis fell Thursday and ... especially after Pope Benedict XVI broke 600 years of tradition and resigned from the papacy in 2013. Benedict’s aides have attributed the ...

Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs ...

ROME — With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis threw a wrench ...

Pope Francis is suffering from bronchitis but intends to keep his scheduled engagements, despite recent health issues and ...

In Hope, Francis reiterates many of the themes of his papacy: a deep-rooted hatred of ... Instead, he has chosen his favorite church in Rome, Santa Maria Maggiore, a place he often goes to pray ...