When Pope Francis formally elevates 21 cardinals on Saturday, he will have appointed a large majority of the men who will ...

Pope Francis has been taken to a hospital in Rome for intestinal surgery, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday — the latest in a series of recent health issues for the 86-year-old pontiff.

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

Pope Francis on Saturday hammers home his message that European governments must do more to care for migrants crossing the Mediterranean, saying "those who risk their lives at sea do not invade ...

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

Pope Francis is a humble, old-fashioned Jesuit priest who took the bus to work as cardinal of Buenos Aires, cooked his own meals, refused to live in the church’s magnificent mansion and slept in ...

Argentine-born Pope Francis Wednesday welcomed former US President Bill Clinton at his Casa Santa Marta residence. “Thank you very much for visiting me,” the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires ...

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

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

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 ...