Pope Francis heard confessions at a parish in Rome on Friday and encouraged people to remember that God “holds out his hand and lifts us up whenever we realize that we are ‘hitting rock bottom ...

This was the beginning of Pope Francis' journey. A papacy marked by memorable moments, landmark journeys and phrases that would rewrite history. To mark his 10th anniversary as head of the Roman ...

ROME — Pope Francis said that NATO “barking” at Russia’s door may have led to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine — and said he has offered to meet the Russian president in Moscow. In an interview ...

This is the pope’s first pastoral visit outside of Rome and sets the stage for making reaching out to the peripheries a significant focus. Pope Francis gives the Wednesday general audience in St ...

ROME (AP) — The longtime secretary to Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged Sunday that his tell-all memoir, published in the days after Benedict’s death, had been criticized for casting Pope Francis ...

ROME, March 13 (Reuters) - For Italian street artist Maurizio Pallotta, Pope Francis, who marked his 10th anniversary as pontiff on Monday, is a superhero. Pallotta, 50, who signs his work Maupal ...

Vatican News released a podcast by Francis to mark the 10th anniversary of his pontificate. For Francis, meeting seniors was ...

ROME (AP) — The longtime secretary to Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged Sunday that his tell-all memoir, published in the days after Benedict’s death, had been criticized for casting Pope Francis in an ...