When a holy day of obligation falls on a Sunday and so is transferred to another day, the Catholic faithful are encouraged to ...

ROME (AP) — Pope ... Christmas season on Monday by calling for the faithful to promote a culture of welcome and integration in their communities and reject discrimination. Francis presided over ...

Pope Francis sent “cordial greetings” and “assurance of my prayers” to Donald J. Trump on Jan. 20, the day of his ...

Francis spent much of the past decade in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over ...

Pope Francis has warned of the “scourge of anti-semitism” in his prayer on the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance ...

Pope Francis is taking the highly unusual decision to dissolve an influential Catholic group from Peru which has been plagued ...

Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S.