To deal properly with the crises it faces, Europe must first have hope, Pope Francis said Wednesday at his weekly general ...

(RNS) — By the end of the day on Sept. 30, Pope Francis will have crossed an important threshold: He will have appointed enough cardinals to have created a supermajority at the next conclave ...

Pope Francis last week told editors of the European cultural magazines of the Society of Jesus that, in his opinion, World War III had been declared, it was reported Tuesday by La Civilta Cattolica.

Pope Francis said Sunday that regardless of one’s stage of life, it is never too late to receive God’s love. Speaking in his Angelus address on Sept. 24, the pope said that God is seeking us ...

During his visit to Marseille, Francis presses European leaders on the plight of migrants, urging them to make a leap of ...

Pope Francis briefly allowed his frustrations to get the better of him over the weekend when he appeared to express his annoyance over being kept waiting by French president Emmanuel Macron.

A banner of Pope Francis with the Basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde, or the Basilica of Our Lady of the Guard, is displayed ...

Pope Francis is challenging French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty MARSEILLE, France -- MARSEILLE, France (AP ...

The world and the Catholic Church today need to take a leap forward “in faith, charity and hope,” Pope Francis said in his ...

Pope Francis concluded his Sunday meeting with pilgrims in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, as he has been doing for more ...

Pope Francis significantly widened the scope of the next planned meeting of the world's Catholic bishops, postponing the event by one year to allow for periods of consultation in every local ...

Pope Francis started his two-day stay in the French city of Marseille as he attended the annual Catholic Church-led ...