Pope Francis also addressed all those “who are ill or who care for the suffering,” telling them: “Your journey together is a ...

The 266th head of the Catholic Church called for peace in the Middle East—a routine request from his predecessors. But Pope ...

ROME – Pope Francis on Monday marked United States President ... and in efforts to promote peace. In a Jan. 20 telegram, the pope said that on the occasion of Trump’s inauguration as the ...

Pope Francis shared his prayers and extended "cordial greetings" to President-elect Trump ahead of his inaugural ceremony Monday morning. "I ask God to guide your efforts in promoting peace and ...

The pontiff noted that this year marks 80 years since the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp.

Vásquez was most recently selected by Francis to oversee the Diocese of Tyler, also in Texas, after he dismissed its former ...

(Credit: Jehad Alshrafi/AP.) Listen Pope Francis thanked the negotiators of the peace deal between Israel and Hamas in an interview on Sunday, saying, “Peace takes courage.” Romi Gonen ...

Pope Francis expressed the hope that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that came into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19, “would ...