The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just ...

Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian who stridently defends free markets, acknowledged his and the pope's differing ...

Accepting a prestigious European prize in 2016, he sharply scolded the European Union for its treatment of migrants and ...

Yet ties between Pope Francis and Moscow strained amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In May of 2022, the Pope publicly ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a photo of himself shaking hands with Pope Francis and praised the pontiff as ...

Gone at age 88, Pope Francis was one of the most popular popes in decades and a towering figure on the world stage. And, ...

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Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade ...

Pope Francis's death sets an ancient machinery into motion. Soon, with a puff of smoke, the last absolute monarchy in Europe ...

Pope Francis was the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium. Jorge Mario Bergoglio ...

Francis did not preside over the Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square, instead delegating it to Italian Cardinal Angelo Comastri ...

Pope Francis was a master of making emotional connections. He was, at heart, a pastor to wounded souls. Here are some of the ...