In an Easter message highlighting hope, Pope Francis invoked prayers for both the Ukrainian and Russian people, praised nations which welcome refugees and...

Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as 'unjust' saying God loves all his children just as they are.

Pope Francis met on Monday with Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the longtime secretary of Pope Benedict XVI who was a key figure in his recent funeral.

The public can now visit the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI in the grottoes under St. Peter's Basilica.

Tens of thousands of faithful, political leaders and the pope himself mourned Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass Thursday.

There was no tolling of the bells of St. Peters Basilica, no solemn announcement by a Vatican monsignor to the faithful in the square.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his New Year's wishes to the world, Pope Francis encouraged people Saturday to focus on the good which unites them and decried violence against women while acknowledging that the coronavirus pandemic has left many scared...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Thursday offered encouragement to musicians who have been silenced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, acknowledging many have lost work and the ability to practice together due to closed concert halls and social...