At a Vatican summit, Pope Francis condemned child deaths in global conflicts, emphasizing the need to protect children's ...

Dec. 24 (UPI) --The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" on Christmas Eve at the Vatican in traditional ceremonies before he addressed thousands of Catholic faithful.

Pope Francis has called Gaza’s church every evening, in solidarity with the 600 Palestinians seeking refuge there.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave “very serious and ...

A tiny little European country that is the smallest in the world by size and population has a zero birth rate. Spread over ...

Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave "very serious and shameful".

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday kept up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave “very ...

Pope Francis, leader of the 1.4-billion-member ... according to Palestinian health officials. Much of the enclave has been laid waste and most of the territory's 2.1 million people have been ...

One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility, as seen in his decisions to live in a Vatican guesthouse and carry his own briefcase ...