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

In his catechesis, the Pope invited his readers to consider God’s love as a gift he desires to share with others and not ...

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

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

In a moving homily read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the pontiff described how suffering can become “a place of encounter” ...

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.

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 ...

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

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

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 ... 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.