Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation, peace and care for others. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and ...

In a Sunday television interview, Pope Francis emphasized that hope and forgiveness are at the root of the 2025 Jubilee.

Pope Francis told Vatican bureaucrats on Saturday to stop speaking ill of one another, as he once again used his annual Christmas greetings to admonish the backstabbing and gossiping among his ...

Hope lives, Pope Francis said in his homily for Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican as he reflected on the incredible fact that the infinite God became a small Child. “God is Emmanuel, he is God ...

The pope also voiced concern about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in his Christmas address, labeling the situation ...

Francis, celebrating the 12th Christmas ... although his voice was a little raspy. On Wednesday, the pope will deliver his Christmas Day "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) message and ...

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

There is neither a better time nor occasion than the Jubilee Year to abolish the death penalty in the United States, ...

In Pope Francis' autobiography Hope he reiterates themes of his papacy like hatred of war and unchecked capitalism, and a ...

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POPE Francis had suffered a “contusion” on his right forearm after falling at his residence that same morning, the Vatican ...

While some Jewish leaders condemned the pope’s recent remarks on Israel, others believe that Catholic-Jewish relations can ...