Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, delivered the "Urbi et Orbi" Christmas message and blessing from the ...
ROME -- Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century ...
He called for an end to conflicts – political, social or military – in places including Lebanon and Mali. Read more at ...
Francis has long made prison ministry an important part of his priestly vocation and has made several visits to Rebibbia ...
In Francis’ 12th Christmas address to the Roman Curia, he reminded them, “An ecclesial community lives in joyful and ...
After Israel panned him for 'double standards' following previous comments, pontiff doubles down and accuses IDF of gunning ...
Pope Francis beat out NSA leaker Edward Snowden, U.S. gay rights activist Edith Windsor, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Syrian ...
Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as "cruelty," a day after the territory's rescue agency ...
The White House announced the clemencies on Monday morning, stating that the president was “commuting the sentences of 37 ...
Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...
The story of Juan Manuel Gutiérrez, a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, whose life is now directly linked to the ...