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Pope Francis on Monday decried the deaths of children in global conflicts, telling a Vatican summit that "nothing is worth ...

The unusual role of the Vatican bank The Institute for Religious Works, or IOR as it is known, is a peculiar institution, created in 1942 to help the church carry out its charitable mission while ...

The Pope recounts how his mother initially opposed his vocation but later sought his blessing at his ordination ...

Originally intended to only be published after his death, it arrives instead at the start of an important jubilee year with the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis emphasized Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal conversion.

Pope Francis has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick snapped, but he avoided falling ...

In the wake of Trump’s election victory last year, Pope Francis wasted no time in criticizing the notion of mass deportations ...

Determined to end his mandate on a high note before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential elections are held in March, Thomas Bach ...

Before Sister Simona Brambilla, Pope Francis made several groundbreaking appointments of women to unprecedented positions of responsibility. Here are some key milestones: Sister Raffaella Petrini ...

Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry and have babies rather than dogs. He also has long championed the rights of ...

A young Italian couple is going to court in the Vatican tribunal to challenge a new ban ...