Global bodies should stop excluding Taiwan for political reasons, President Lai Ching-te told Pope Francis in a letter, ...

The pope has faced several health challenges in recent years, including knee problems requiring a wheelchair, respiratory ...

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

Pope Francis has thrown a wrench in some of the speculation about a future conclave. He's decided to extend the term of the ...

Pope Francis, despite suffering from bronchitis, intends to carry on with his planned appointments, according to a statement ...

The summit includes panels on the child’s right to resources, to education, to food and health care, to family, to free time, ...

Pope Francis also encouraged anyone involved in annulment cases to approach 'the marital and family reality with reverence, ...

Pope Francis has convened a high-level summit to demand that children be protected from war, forced labor, trafficking and ...

This week, an unabashed Pope Francis appointed an Italian nun ... some 20 women have been appointed to senior positions in the Holy See, "from the governing board of the Financial Information ...

Former president Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to meet Pope Francis on the sidelines of the the World Leaders’ Summit on ...

Pope Francis has called Gaza’s church every evening, in solidarity with the 600 Palestinians seeking refuge there.

Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S.