Pope Francis on Monday declared Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí “venerable,” bringing the designer of Barcelona’s iconic ...

"Have a good Palm Sunday, have a good Holy Week," said the pope, speaking over applause and the cheers of the crowd.

A Vatican spokesman told journalists the pope had wanted to get some air and then decided to extend his time outside of his ...

Pope Francis made a surprise second appearance Thursday at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, arriving in a wheelchair ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, has said Pope Francis continues to rest after his return ...

As the first Jesuit Pope, the first Latin American ... wields the awesome power held by Christ’s vicar on Earth and Europe’s last absolute monarch. Francis’s theology was grounded in the ...

During its 10 years of work, the pontifical commission has 'enabled a safety network to grow within the Church,' the Pope said Pope Francis joins the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of ...

VATICAN CITY — During his first foreign trip in 2013, Pope Francis made headlines when ... that he still wields the power held by Christ’s vicar on Earth and Europe’s last absolute monarch.

VATICAN CITY — During his first foreign trip in 2013, Pope Francis made headlines when ... he still wields the awesome power held by Christ’s vicar on Earth and Europe’s last absolute ...

Pope Francis is set to greet followers from his ... against the incredible influence vested in him both as the vicar of Christ on Earth and the last absolute monarch in Europe.

And yet Francis’ critics often complain that he’s authoritarian, that he takes decisions in a vacuum and without regard to ...

Pope Francis' camerlengo is Cardinal Kevin Farrell, and the Roman Diocese Cardinal Vicar is Baldassare Reina. What happens to the pope's ring when he dies? When a pope dies, after the camerlengo ...