With his new encyclical, Pope Francis added his voice to this chorus of encouragement inviting people not to lose heart.

Asia’s youngest country has been waiting to be a member of ASEAN since 2011. The benefits of membership won’t be one-sided, ...

Asia’s youngest country Timor-Leste applied for ASEAN membership in 2011. Some citizens hope it will be granted this year ...

The Vatican said that Thursday’s fall also occurred at Santa Marta, and the pope was later seen in audiences with his right ...

For the first time in history, a pope's autobiography has been published in his lifetime. The book is both a manifesto and a ...

Northern Samar Governor Edwin Ongchuan said the visit of Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Charles John Brown, to ...

Concluding a two-day visit to the country, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope ...

In Pope Francis' autobiography Hope he reiterates themes of his papacy like hatred of war and unchecked capitalism, and a ...

Biden accepted Francis' invitation to visit the Vatican during a Thursday phone call with the pope, the White House said in a statement. The two men have met several times. White House press ...

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

For 12 days in early September, Pope Francis visited Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore -- the longest trip ... He closed out his 2024 travels with a one-day visit to the French ...

Media reports about Pope Francis potentially visiting Ukraine have raised hopes the Holy Father could accept an invitation to visit the war-torn country in 2025. According to a report by Ukrainska ...