VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by ...

Pope Francis is set to feature in a doc about the positive power of pop culture artists, to be filmed in the Sistine Chapel.

Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs, calendars, bookmarks, medals and jewellery, among other things. Too ...

Francis spent much of the past decade in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over ...

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 ...

ROME — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the US president’s pledges nearly a decade after ...

Pope Francis has slammed President-elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plans and described the policy as a "disgrace." "If it is true, it will be a disgrace, because it makes the poor wretches ...

With his new encyclical, Pope Francis added his voice to this chorus of encouragement inviting people not to lose heart.

Pope Francis sent “cordial greetings” and “assurance of my prayers” to Donald J. Trump on Jan. 20, the day of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States. In the text ...

In an important move for the Catholic Church in Texas on Monday, Pope Francis named Austin Bishop Joe Vásquez to replace 75-year-old Cardinal Daniel DiNardo as head of the Archdiocese of ...