Pope Francis pointed to the Gospel account of the threat to the newborn Jesus by “the blizzard of Herod’s violence, who slaughtered the children of Bethlehem: a dark drama that is repeated in ...

For the first time in history, a pope's autobiography has been ... it is only to cast his eye even farther forward." Francis addresses many urgent issues of our times and reiterates some of ...

‘Hope’ is the first time a Pope has published an autobiography. Pope Francis, who ascended to the ... If his first novel left few dry eyes by the final pages, expect something similar from ...

The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588: Catholic Spain, with the support of the Pope, planned to overthrow ... of skilled English commanders like Sir Francis Drake and their more modern, lighter ...

Caught between his progressive inner circle and an influx of conservatism, the Holy Father should 'brace' himself for a ...

Pope Francis on Friday extolled the “gift of indissolubility” of marriage, which he said is not a limitation on freedom but something married couples live with God’s grace. The pontiff ...

Pope Francis said Monday that he is more concerned about the development of human intelligence than artificial intelligence. Speaking to Church communications professionals in the Clementine Hall ...

Pope Francis was handed a “large white box” full of documents on “abuse” and “dark dealings” in the Catholic Church over a decade ago when he took over from his predecessor. The pope on Tuesday ...

An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of ... The period is mentioned only in passing when Francis refers simply to “the dark night at Cordoba.” The other period of unknown in ...

Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn’t break his arm, but a sling was ...