The pope said “the climate of dialogue between the two Churches has lost the acrimony of the past and today allows us to hope ...

Three U.S. cardinals who met with Pope Francis aren't saying what was on the agenda. A likely topic, writes NCR's Michael ...

A Personal Portrait of Pope Francis, Michael Higgins makes a compelling apology for the Argentina-born pontiff's plans to ...

Pope Francis' big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of ...

Shop online or at local health food stores, and you're likely to find nutritional supplements advertising Antarctic krill. While the tiny shrimp-like creatures are rich in omega-3 fatty acid ...

ANALYSIS: Here are six angles for understanding who the new cardinals are and why Pope Francis might have picked them.

The Vatican on Saturday published the schedule for Pope Francis’ consistory to create new cardinals, stating that the liturgy will take place on Dec. 7 — not Dec. 8, as previously announced.

Since the begging of Russia's war on Ukraine, Pope Francis and Zelensky have maintained ongoing communication through a series of visits, letters and phone calls. Pope Francis has consistently called ...

ROME — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further cementing his mark on the group of prelates who will one day elect ...

VATICAN CITY, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Pope Francis will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday morning, the Vatican said on Wednesday. Francis last saw the Ukrainian president on the ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy back to the Vatican Oct. 11, four months after their last meeting, the Vatican press office announced.

Pope Francis met Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican on Friday, the latest step on the Ukrainian president’s European tour to win support for his proposed “victory plan” aimed at ending the ...