A Mass was held in St. Peter's Basilica Friday in honor of Pope Francis as the 88-year-old marked two milestones this week: ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, celebrates a Mass to pray for Pope Francis with ambassadors accredited ...

The pope’s words emphasized his humility and belief that simple acts of devotion could unite the church. His illness has made ...

In our news wrap Thursday, a judge ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probationary employees let go in mass firings, a group of Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit to try to ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly ...

A new report by the U.N. accuses Israel of the increasing use of sexual violence against Palestinians and genocidal acts ...

In an interview five days before he would be installed as the new archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Robert McElroy expressed concern about the personal impact of the Trump Administration’s ...

Mercy and compassion must be our first impulse when confronted with sin and human failure,' said the cardinal, who will fill ...

President Donald Trump's policy of deporting undocumented immigrants en masse has drawn the ire of Pope Francis. The Pope, in a letter to American bishops, took aim at Trump's policy, but acknowledged ...

The Vatican said Francis woke up around 8 a.m. after a quiet night. He has been sleeping later than his usual 4:30 a.m.

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14 after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it ...