Here is the full text of the official prepared remarks of Pope Francis' address to the bishops ... become a luxuriant tree capable of providing shade and bearing fruit in every season, sheltering ...

Ten years after the canonisation of Sri Lanka’s saint, pilgrims from India travelled to his shrine on his feast day. Bishop ...

One of this papacy’s more outspoken critics called on the faithful to ‘pray for Pope Francis that he might confirm the Church ...

Pope Francis shared his prayers and extended "cordial greetings" to President-elect Trump ahead of his inaugural ceremony Monday morning. "I ask God to guide your efforts in promoting peace and ...

Pope Francis has offered prayers for the people of Los Angeles as they endure deadly fires. Francis referred to the disaster ...

Pope Francis called President Trump’s deportation plans a “disgrace.” Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP “It is my hope that under your leadership the American people will prosper and ...

ROME (AP) — Pope ... Francis said he prayed that America would live up to its ideals of being a “land of opportunity and welcome for all.” “It is my hope that under your leadership the ...

Pope Francis sent “cordial greetings” and ... “it is my hope that under your leadership the American people will prosper and always strive to build a more just society, where there ...

Pope Francis on Monday offered wishes to US President-elect Donald Trump in a message sent ahead of the presidential inauguration ceremony in Washington, DC. He expressed hope that US under Trump ...

VATICAN CITY, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday offered well-wishes ... "It is my hope that under your leadership the American people will prosper and always strive to build a more just ...

ROME — Pope Francis has called plans by President ... analysts note there are also points of synergy between the Vatican under Francis and the White House under Trump. Most notable could be ...