In his message for the 11th International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, Pope Francis offered a ...

Pope Francis is suffering from bronchitis but plans to maintain his scheduled appointments in the coming days, the Vatican ...

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 the publication of this autobiography, Pope Francis cements his monumental project of demystifying the papacy.

In his message, the Holy Father decried how obsession with efficiency, materialism, ambition, and self-centeredness has created a culture of loneliness and indifference in wealthy nations.

Pope Francis turned 88 years old last month, yet he remains as energetic as ever in influencing the direction of the Catholic Church. This week, the Roman pontiff named the very progressive ...

The pope also recently cited "fake news" as the root cause of Trump's assassination attempts last year. During the pontiff's annual "state of the world" address earlier this month, Francis pointed ...

The changes went into effect Dec. 8, 2015, the opening day of the Year of Mercy. A juridical process ... In his talk to members of the Vatican tribunal, Pope Francis said, “The church entrusts ...

One of Pope Francis ... of her death.” Francis’ awareness of human struggles, and his own failings, has made him insist time and again on the importance of God’s mercy.

But at his own request, the book is hitting bookshelves now in more than 80 countries to coincide with the start of the church’s Holy Year. ROME (AP) — An introspective Pope Francis has ...

The plan was to publish the pope's memoirs after his death, writes co-author Carlo Musso. But Francis decided to release the book sooner to coincide with the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year ...

Pope Francis on Thursday ... bull for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, Spes Non Confundit, the pope said Christians can be “signs of hope” through works of mercy such as visits to the poor ...