In what would have been his last overseas trip as president, Joe Biden had been set to depart for Italy Thursday night to meet with Pope Francis.

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, tapping Sister Simona Brambilla to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the world’s religious orders.

The conclave, shrouded in centuries-old tradition and secrecy, stands as one of the most captivating rituals in the Catholic ...

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian ...

Pope Francis has named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, D.C. He is tapping one of his ...

Pope Francis has appointed Consolata Missionary Sister Simona Brambilla to be the first woman to lead a Vatican dicastery.

Treatment of aliens, immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees is in the news as the Trump administration comes nearer.

The FBI is investigating an early Wednesday attack in which a U.S. Army veteran drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year ...

People celebrated with fervour and took to social media to reflect on 2024 as well as share their hopes for the year ...

Pope Francis has delivered a powerful New Year 2025 message: brotherhood is the world's hope, the cornerstone for the future.

The pope, who turned 88 Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies.

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message ... separated from their families and friends. Amal Amouri and her husband, Tony Al-Masri, are members of Gaza’s tiny Christian community.