Even while Pope Francis is hospitalized, he still keeps in touch with a Roman Catholic parish in Gaza City, making near-nightly phone calls to the priest and congregation there.

The Vatican has canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the ...

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Pope Francis has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, support of marginalized communities and interreligious dialogue.

Pope Francis has a “polymicrobial infection” of his respiratory tract that will require his hospital treatment to be changed, ...

American prelate, an exploding battleship, and the Roman Question all fed into Pope Leo XIII's decision to publish his 1899 ...

The pope also extended his greetings to the thousands of artists who had come to celebrate their Jubilee in Rome this weekend ...

Two bottles of Kentucky bourbon autographed by Pope Francis have brought in thousands of dollars for charity. The plan was ...

Professor Father Paolo Benanti discussed ethical and human rights challenges surrounding the use of AI at a Thursday event in ...