On the occasion of the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy, Pope Francis received hundreds of drawings, messages, ...

Best known for his iconic film scores, Morricone’s deep Catholic faith led him to compose a Mass that now stands among his greatest works.

Ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened a police general with lawsuits, refused to be fingerprinted and told law ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected head of the Catholic Church, taking the name Francis. He became the first Jesuit and the ...

Pope Francis did not mention either Donald Trump nor Vice President JD Vance by name in his letter to American bishops, but took the administration to task for Trump's mass deportation policy.

For the fourth Sunday in a row, the pope will not appear for his weekly noon blessing, though the Vatican planned to ...

Francis, 88, remained hospitalized in Rome while the Vatican celebrated the Mass for the Jubilee of the World of Volunteers.

As Pope Francis spent a fourth Sunday in a row in hospital the Vatican’s day-to-day operations continued alongside ...

The 88-year-old pontiff is being treated for bilateral pneumonia. He released an audio message from the hospital.

Pope Francis, 88, has been in a Rome hospital for 3 weeks, but he was well enough as he recovers from pneumonia to record a ...

For the faithful who have descended on Rome for an event that comes every 25 years, the absence of the pope has been ...

Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia, "rested well" overnight while wearing an oxygen mask, the Vatican said ...