With his new encyclical, Pope Francis added his voice to this chorus of encouragement inviting people not to lose heart.
Pope Francis injured his arm after falling for the second time in just over a month, according to the Vatican.
ROME — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that ...
The pope’s wheelchair came to a stop before the small Holy Door, typically sealed, in the grand St. Peter’s Basilica. According to tradition and a ritual largely unchanged since the 1500s, the ...
The book, which was six years in the making, vividly recreates Francis’ childhood in Buenos Aires but offers few new insights ...
Pope Francis was born in 1936, and grew up in Buenos Aires, in the barrio of Flores, a simple neighbourhood. After spells working in a sock factory, Francis became a Jesuit novice in 1958. He was ...
By choosing Cardinal Robert McElroy to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, the pope is sending a message to the incoming ...
We are in a moment of unprecedented division and uncertainty in both the church and society. That's why Pope Francis could ...
Further reading: Pope Francis in Corsica ... He concluded his day with a Mass under the shadow of a Napoleonic monument. The first reading, delivered in Corsican by Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis ...
Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian ...
The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.