Conclave screenwriter Peter Straughan grew up in a “devout Catholic household’ and even served as an altar boy as a child. So ...

The Vatican plays a unique diplomatic role in global conflicts, despite lacking military power, as Pope Francis navigates ...

Pope Francis expressed concern about "the increasingly concrete threat of a world war" at a New Year's reception for foreign ...

Approving such ordinations would rupture the unity of the Catholic Church, and no pope is going there, Francis included. P ...

Pope Francis delivered his annual “state of the world” address on Thursday, asking ambassadors to pursue a “diplomacy of hope ...

Pope Francis on Thursday called for global dialogue with the view to preventing world war. This is as he expressed concern ...

Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian ...

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, 59, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the ...

In remarks delivered by aide, pontiff also condemns rise in antisemitism and calls for an end to Ukraine war and other global ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona ...

Pope Francis, on Thursday, cautioned against the misuse of artificial intelligence and the spread of misinformation, warning ...

ANALYSIS: When the archbishop of Washington speaks, people pay attention — sometimes wondering if they’re hearing echoes from ...