Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global Catholic Church, has decided that a simple ...

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian called on Pope Francis to use his influence with Christian governments to stop war in the ...

Pope Francis will make late teen Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint next year ...

He is foregoing a centuries-old practice of burying popes in three interlocking caskets made of cypress, lead and oak. Read ...

The surprise announcement came at the conclusion of the pope’s weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square as Francis ...

Fernando María Cornet wrote a book in 2023 titled “Habemus Antipapam?” (“Do We Have an Antipope?”), Argentine newspaper La ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday announced the date of two saints to be canonized in 2025, including the first millennial saint.

Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Christian faith that does not disturb the powers that be and cannot generate a serious commitment to ...