The pope also voiced concern about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in his Christmas address, labeling the situation ...

He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place ...

Pope Francis appealed for weapons to be laid down in global conflicts and for the reconciliation between enemies in a ...

Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering ...

Prior to offering his blessing "urbi et orbi," Francis prayed for peace in Ukraine, the Holy Land, Lebanon and Syria, and in ...

ANALYSIS: Typically, cardinals are assigned to a diocese or a role in the Roman Curia. But due to a variety of circumstances, ...

He called for an end to conflicts – political, social or military – in places including Lebanon and Mali. Read more at ...

“May there be the boldness needed to open the door to negotiation and to gestures of dialogue and encounter, in order to achieve a just and lasting peace.” In the past the pope has even ...

Pope Francis has called for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine ...

The intimate Mass led by Pope Francis marked a historic moment — the first opening of a jubilee Holy Door within a prison.

Pope Francis delivered his annual "Urbi et Orbi ... He also called for "gestures of dialogue and encounter, in order to achieve a just and lasting peace." Francis, 88, is celebrating the 12th ...