The pope’s words were conveyed in a written speech handed out during an audience with an association of midwives and OB-GYNs ...

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

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 ...

With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis decided to extend the ...

Pope Francis said he was "deeply saddened" by the tragic shooting ... were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history Feb. 4. In a statement published Feb. 5, the cardinal said the ...

VATICAN CITY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday decried the deaths of children in global conflicts, telling a Vatican summit that "nothing is worth the life of a child". Francis ...

VATICAN CITY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Wednesday that he is suffering from a "strong cold", and asked an aide to read his prepared message for his weekly general audience at the Vatican.

The Sisters of Mercy who staff the Bishops’ Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican greet visitors and hand out tickets to ...

Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius of Stockholm lamented the rise of violence in Sweden after at least 11 people, including a gunman, were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in the country's ...

were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history. OSV News photo/Kicki Nilsson, TT News Agency via Reuters Pope Francis said he was “deeply saddened” by the tragic shooting in a ...

On Jan. 28, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday Clock one second closer to midnight, closer than ever before in its 78-year history, to 89 seconds before midnight in 2025 from ...