Opening the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis inaugurates a jubilee year expected to draw 32 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis said the story of Jesus' birth as a poor carpenter's son should instil hope that all people can make an impact ...

The pope also complained, "Yesterday they (Israel) did not allow the Patriarch (of Jerusalem) into Gaza as promised.” ...

It was a rare decision by Pope Francis that no one in the Church disagreed with – on Wednesday he decided to make the Martyrs of Compiègne officially saints.

Pope Francis has declared as saints 16 Carmelite martyrs executed by guillotine during the French Revolution and confirmed ...

Though official tolls are unclear and continue to rise, thousands are feared dead or injured. According to Al Jazeera, French ...

Before meeting her death, each sister knelt before their prioress who gave them permission to die. The prioress was the last ...

During his return flight from Marseille in southern France in 2023, Pope Francis was asked by AFP about the proposed law. He strongly criticized it as “an ugly kind of compassion.” ...

The solemn reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral put Paris in the center of the Catholic world Dec. 7 as the archbishop of France ...

Pope Francis became the first leader of the Catholic Church to set foot in Corsica, the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, ...