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

Born in 1991, an Italian boy will be proclaimed the Catholic Church's first saint of the millennial generation on April 27.

Pope Francis' condition is still improving as he recovers from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, the Vatican said Tuesday ...

Pope Francis on Monday signed a decree that recognized the 20th-century visionary’s “heroic virtues” and put him on the path ...

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

A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a ...

Three ideological currents – ultraconservative Christians, national-populists and techno-libertarians – though often at odds, ...

European monarchs and religious entities had a penchant for erecting massively elaborate and intricately beautiful monuments ...

The Argentinian pope is entering his fourth week of convalescence during which doctors have advised him to avoid crowds.

The pontiff’s participation in upcoming Easter ceremonies remains uncertain as he gradually returns to public activities.

Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 ...