Urbi et Orbi' (to the city and world) address, Francis mentioned the Ukraine conflict directly and called for 'the boldness ...

Ghetto Classics has introduced thousands of children to classical music. NAIROBI — The violin’s quaver steadied and swelled ...

If the smoke is black, the cardinals have ... said the Financial Times. Francis – the first non-European pope since the eighth century – has done a "great deal to shape the choice" of the ...

"The second thing is not wanting to preach ourselves, but to preach Jesus, the Lord," Pope Francis said. Often homilies are so long, 20 or 30 minutes, that people will go outside to smoke a cigarette ...

Flames and smoke billow from Notre Dame Cathedral in ... But, he said, citing Pope Francis, this is an opportunity for "real pastoral and missionary creativity." "The beauty of Notre Dame is ...

A Boeing jet burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete ...

This has been a blockbuster election year politically, so it’s fitting that a new movie shines a light on an ancient and highly secretive voting process: the selection of a new pope. “Conclave ...

Pope Francis has opened the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony kicks off the 2025 Holy Year.

Never, never this,” Francis said about mobile phones at the family table. “Talk, listen to each other, this is the dialogue ...

Pope Francis celebrated first vespers for the vigil of the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday.

Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation, peace and care for others. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and ...