Environmentalists have called on the pope to halt the chopping down of a tree destined for St. Peter’s Square this Christmas, ...

Christian martyrs from across denominations hold a place of honor in the church, Pope Francis said, highlighting their ...

Pope Francis has paid his respects on Saturday to the “Garden of Angels,” an area in Rome’s third largest cemetery which ...

Pope Francis Adds Naples Archbishop to List of New Cardinals By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is adding another name to the list of Catholic prelates he will appoint as ...

Celebrating the feast of All Saints, the pope led the midday recitation of the Angelus prayer ... St. Teresa of Kolkata and St. Oscar Romero. Everyone can list many saints, he said, both those ...

Pope Francis has decided the next world Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, which will take place in October 2022, will have the theme: "For a synodal church: Communion, participation and mission." ...

Pope Francis was raised in the city’s middle-class Flores neighborhood from the mid-1930s through the ’50s, a time period ...

In his Angelus address on Friday, the solemnity of All Saints, Pope Francis spoke about the “identity card” of the Christian.

Pope Francis marked All Souls’ Day with a Mass at a Roman cemetery on Saturday, making a special visit to the “Garden of Angels.” More than 100 faithful gathered with Rome Mayor Roberto ...

VATICAN CITY, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Pope Francis is adding another name to the list of Catholic prelates he will appoint as cardinals in December, the Vatican said on Monday. Archbishop Domenico ...

ROME — Pope Francis paid his respects on Saturday ... the graves of stillborn and miscarried children. Francis celebrated All Souls’ Day Mass at the Laurentino cemetery, on Rome’s southern ...