With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis threw a wrench in some of the speculation about a future Sistine Chapel vote by deciding to extend ...

In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world leader we know as Pope Francis — is a story finally told in his own words. But ...

An Italian support group for victims of clerical sex abuse launched a network Friday to help affected families, whom it said ...

The King and Queen are to pay state visits to Italy and the Vatican, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The major spring tour ...

Pope Francis is suffering from bronchitis but plans to maintain his scheduled appointments in the coming days, the Vatican ...

The sense of Catholic unity didn’t last long. Less than a week after Vice President JD Vance shared the inauguration stage ...

Some 300 miles and change northwest of Spokane sits the Canadian city of Kamloops. Keep driving 172 miles farther northwest ...

In a Feb. 5 telegram to Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, the Holy Father said he is deeply saddened by the incident ...

Argentine priest Luciano Felloni, who helped families of victims of extrajudicial killings (EJK) under the Duterte ...

Pope Francis signing a document at Merdeka Palace ... They are joined here by Nené, his best friend who died at 20 in a car accident; a schoolmate he knocked to the ground in a fight, causing ...

Pope Francis, reflecting on the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, says it serves as a reminder that Jesus is salvation ...

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