Political breakthroughs in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with Yunus and Dissanayake, Han Kang the first Asian woman to win the ...

The pope, who turned 88 Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies.

Pope Francis had a message for nuns, convey joy while refraining from gossip, he said as he addressed a gathering of nuns ...

He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

Let us not be afraid to throw open bright windows of closeness to those who are suffering, of forgiveness, of compassion, and ...

Pope Francis, 88, still has some tricks up his sleeve. The pontiff has appointed a sharp critic of Donald Trump to be the ...

In thinking about the year we’ve just witnessed, there was no shortage of drama, and therefore plenty of candidates for its ...

Less gossip, more gospel. Pope Francis urged a group of nuns with “vinegar faces” to steer clear of gossiping and not to ...

Pope Francis is urging nuns to spread the lord's word and speak with everyone but to have "no dialogue with 'the Devil amid ...

Pope Francis on Friday welcomed a group of children and young people from the Italian Union of Blind and Partially Sighted People in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, encouraging them to be ...

The Mass also marked the Jubilee Year, launched on Christmas, with Francis noting that 'Mary is the door through which Christ entered this world,' quoting St. Ambrose. Pope Francis delivers his ...

Pope Francis called for the protection of life at New Year’s Day Mass on Wednesday, offering a seemingly anti-abortion message. “Let us entrust this new year to Mary, Mother of God,” Francis ...