Earlier this month, Pope Francis became the first pope — indeed, the first Western leader — to visit South Sudan. Amid an enthusiastic welcome, more than 100,000 people attended his papal Mass ...

Church must offer an alterative to contemporary values if it wants to help teenagers grappling with anxiety and frightening ...

(Reuters) - Pope Francis next week heads to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, two countries grappling with conflict and profound poverty, in what will be his third visit to sub ...

The Holy See's ambassador to South Sudan has said the Catholic Church must “step up its game” to help the people build peace.

Pope Francis has had an eventful decade in the chair of Peter, but one aspect of his papal ministry may have gone relatively overlooked: his diplomacy. Victor Gaetan wants to change that.

Despite the fact that Jesuits have historically shied away from roles of authority in the church, over the last 10 years, ...

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis as the 265th successor of St. Peter. Here is a timeline of ...

For insight into how Pope Francis is viewed among those with different faiths, or none, NCR invited the presiding bishop of ...

Pope Francis marked 10 years as head of the Catholic Church on Monday with a podcast, a private mass and a series of ...

Leaders of South Sudan's government and the armed opposition are to meet March 20-26 at the Rome headquarters of the ...

VATICAN CITY(Reuters) - Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, who on Monday marks the 10th anniversary of his election ...

Ten years ago when he became the first pope from Latin America, the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio had a spritely step ...