By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The overture Pope Francis made to China earlier this month while he was in ...

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia--Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of its founder, Genghis Khan, as he opened the first-ever papal visit to the ...

Pope Francis is known for traveling to the peripheries of the world to visit places no pope has gone before. And with this ...

Although several days have passed since the end of Pope Francis' 43rd International Apostolic Journey to Mongolia, Cardinal ...

The main question surrounding the Pope’s journey was “Why Mongolia?” The country, with a population of around 3.3 million, ...

Beijing has been enforcing allegiance to the Communist Party and eradicating foreign influences through its 'Sinicization' of ...

In Pope Francis' new global church, the Vatican pastime of predicting the next pope gets increasingly trickier.

Pope sends well wishes to China as Chinese Catholics face increasing government control and restrictions on their faith.

At one point in the video, Francis, speaking in English, responded to Sosama saying she would pray for him, “I need, I need … ...

The pope's visit to the melting pot Mediterranean city comes against the backdrop of the migration crisis, a subject close to his heart, while the concerns of French Catholics appear secondary.

Pope Francis concluded his Sunday meeting with pilgrims in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, as he has been doing for more ...

Pope Francis is in Marseille to participate in the Mediterranean Encounter, the “Rencontres Méditerranéennes” — a gathering ...