Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S.

After greeting the groups of international pilgrims in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, the Pope asked people to pray for ...

Women religious are meant to be serving the poor, marginalized or vulnerable in society, not be working as servants to ...

"In our time, I have observed with pastoral concern the growing acceptance of IVF as an apparent solution to the heartache of ...

Pope Francis is taking the highly unusual decision to dissolve an influential Catholic group from Peru which has been plagued ...

The Vatican’s comprehensive and nuanced approach reflects the region’s complex realities.

Austrian cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, a close friend of late pope Benedict XVI and long considered a papal contender ...

Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be undertaken elsewhere, as he welcomed an agreement the Vatican helped facilitate as ...

The Vatican has approved the creation of a body to promote collaboration among secular institutes in the Philippines, ...

While many people around the world seek a blessing for their animals around the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi, in ...

Pope Francis warned Wednesday against a "chauvinistic mentality" in the Catholic Church, as he promoted a nun to head the ...

On the day a ceasefire deal between Hamas militants and Israel went into effect, Pope Francis said he hoped all Israeli and ...