To all, Francis offers a message of mercy. It is a message that has won him both praise and criticism.

“The dis and misinformation surrounding Pope Francis’ health is just one example of how AI-generated fake profiles are being weaponized to spread fear, confusion, and distrust.” The full report, “Pope ...

Pope Francis has visited Rome’s main prison and kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least ...

Pope Francis’s encyclical, Laudato Si’, was published almost 10 years ago. This environmental text sought to move the ...

Pope Francis wished a "Happy Palm Sunday and Happy Holy Week" to the faithful gathered in Saint Peter's Square following the conclusion of a mass presided over by Cardinal Leonardo Sandri on his ...

Pope Francis on Monday declared Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí “venerable,” bringing the designer of Barcelona’s iconic ...

Pope Francis wears black pants, not papal attire, in surprise visit to St. Peter's Pope Francis, who is taking two months' rest as he recovers from double pneumonia, made an unannounced visit to ...

A convalescing Pope Francis made a surprise in-person appearance when he greeted the crowd in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday, another reassuring sign of his recovery from a life-threatening ...

Pope Francis appeared in public for the first time in weeks on Sunday, greeting crowds from a wheelchair in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. It was the first time Francis appeared in public ...

Francis, 88, greeted crowds from a wheelchair in St. Peter's Square. LONDON -- Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago.

Pope Francis greets crowds in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican in his first appearance since leaving hospital.

Pope Francis has taken the first step toward making Antoni Gaudí, the famed architect of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, a saint. On Monday (April 14), Pope Francis recognized the “heroic virtues” of the ...