The Christian misfits did not lead comfortable lives. For this reason, among others, they tended to make others uncomfortable ...

Pope Francis celebrates the First Vespers and Te Deum for the end of the year, in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, 31 December 2024. (Photo by EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI /MaxPPP) Seated in a chair at ...

Still, it's fairly unusual for a modern pope to reveal his thoughts so directly. Here are five new things we learn about Francis in "Hope." 1. He was nearly not born at all. The pope's memoir begins ...

Not even the Pope can resist the temptation. So this month Pope Francis, the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to head the Catholic Church, goes where other pontiffs have not. Hope ...

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

“This phenomenon generates false images of reality ... Since 2013, Pope Francis has been the leader not only of some 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, but also the head of the Vatican City ...

In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to be “messengers of hope” in the jubilee year by saying “‘yes’ to life.” Umbrellas dotted St. Peter’s Square on the ...

Umbrellas dotted St. Peter’s Square on the rainy Sunday afternoon as Jubilee pilgrims braved the weather to hear Pope Francis give his Angelus message on Jan. 5, 2025. (photo: Vatican Media ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace, in a speech to Catholic educators gathered at the Vatican on Saturday. Speaking to ...

Mark Pope is in his first season at the helm of the Kentucky men’s basketball team. The coach couldn’t have imagined a much better start to his tenure as he has now done something that no ...