In a groundbreaking decision, Pope Francis has appointed the Italian missionary nun, Simona Brambilla, M.C., as prefect of ...

Lastly, on Sunday, Jan. 5, Pope Francis will open the fifth and final Holy Door at the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. The Catholic tradition of celebrating a jubilee began ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, Francis is the first Jesuit pope in papal history. O'Donnell interviewed him at Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican guest house where he has lived since his ...

AJACCIO, Corsica — Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that ...

Pope Francis’ one-day visit to the French island ... including a 40-minute visit with French President Emmanuel Macron. It is the first papal visit to the island, which Genoa ceded to France ...

AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — Pope Francis' one-day visit to the French ... with French President Emmanuel Macron. It is the first papal visit to the island, which Genoa ceded to France in 1768 ...