By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The overture Pope Francis made to China earlier this month while he was in ...

His Holiness the Pope’s September four-day visit to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia was an inspiration to Mongolia’s tiny Catholic community, as well as proof of the religious freedom the country’s ...

Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Roman Catholic communities. It’s the first time a pope has visited the landlocked Asian ...

Although several days have passed since the end of Pope Francis' 43rd International Apostolic Journey to Mongolia, Cardinal ...

Pope Francis is known for traveling to the peripheries of the world to visit places no pope has gone before. And with this ...

The main question surrounding the Pope’s journey was “Why Mongolia?” The country, with a population of around 3.3 million, ...

Beijing has been enforcing allegiance to the Communist Party and eradicating foreign influences through its 'Sinicization' of ...

At one point in the video, Francis, speaking in English, responded to Sosama saying she would pray for him, “I need, I need … ...

Pope Francis made a video call to the 95-year-old mother of a priest in Kerala, India. The call was initiated after the woman ...

The pope's visit to the melting pot Mediterranean city comes against the backdrop of the migration crisis, a subject close to his heart, while the concerns of French Catholics appear secondary.

Pope Francis heads Friday to Marseille for a two-day visit focused on the Mediterranean and migration, and bringing a message of tolerance amid bitter debate over how Europe manages asylum seekers.

Pope Francis is in Marseille to participate in the Mediterranean Encounter, the “Rencontres Méditerranéennes” — a gathering ...