Cuba has not reported how many of the 553 releases ... The Cuban government announced the release of 553 prisoners through the mediation of Pope Francis “in the spirit of the Ordinary Jubilee ...

Earlier this week, Cuba completed the release of 553 prisoners ... “As part of the close and fluid relations with the Vatican State, I informed Pope Francis of [the decision to free the ...

The previous two popes, John Paul II and Benedict XVI, each prodded gently for change when they visited Cuba, in 1998 and 2012 respectively. The pope will give eight speeches or homilies during ...

The first cardinal to be defrocked by the Pope over allegations of sexual abuse has died in the United States, a senior US ...

Here is a look at the life of Pope Francis, the current pope and first non-European pontiff of the modern era. Personal Birth date: December 17, 1936 Birth place: Buenos Aires, Argentina Birth name: J ...

JJ Redick was brought to tears when he first saw the devastation where he rented a home and one day hoped to buy. Now he’s ...

Theodore E. McCarrick — the former archbishop of Washington and the highest American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church to ...

(ANSA) - Rome, September 22 - Pope Francis on Tuesday continued his historic Cuba-US trip, spending the last day of his four-day Cuba visit in Santiago. This is the pope's tenth trip abroad as ...

Hail Mary, full of grace! You are the beloved daughter of the Father, the Mother of Christ, our God, The living Temple of the Holy Spirit. Your very name, Virgin of Charity, reminds us that God is ...

Hostile foreign governments, such as China or Russia, would be banned from purchasing farmland and property surrounding ...

VATICAN CITY - During his 12 years as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has been a voice ... rapprochement between the United States and Cuba in 2014. In 2018, the Vatican agreed a ...