The Vatican has clarified the words of Pope Francis that he said in an interview with Swiss radio and television - Pope ...

Pope Francis has exposed the political "maneuvers" used to sway votes during the two most recent elections of popes, while denying he is planning to reform the process for future conclaves ...

Rallying from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems, Pope Francis led some 30,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday and made a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap ...

The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis would preside over the Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, after he decided at the last minute to skip his participation in the Good Friday procession at the ...

Pope Francis overcame concerns about his health to preside over Easter Sunday Mass, leading some 30,000 people in a flower-decked St. Peter’s Square in one of the most important liturgies of the ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis said in a newly released interview that he backed his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, at the conclave that elected Benedict pope in 2005, despite the efforts of ...

Francis, 87, had skipped a Good Friday ceremony to preserve his health. ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis on Sunday presided over an Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square and later used his ...

Pope Francis appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica looking healthy and in good spirits as he waved to crowds gathered for Easter services on Sunday. And last week, on Palm Sunday ...

Pope Francis has sided with a group of Peruvian villagers who have complained that companies linked to a powerful South American church group have tried to evict them from their land using ...

Pope Francis will be presiding over the Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, just hours after a last minute cancellation saw him miss a Good Friday procession in Rome for health reasons ...

Vatican City • Pope Francis said in a newly released interview that he backed his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, at the conclave that elected Benedict pope in 2005 — despite the efforts of ...