DILI, East Timor — It was the farthest trip of his pontificate and one of the longest papal trips ever in terms of days on ...

In fact, American Catholics and non-Catholics alike should simply ignore Pope Francis’s off-the-cuff, ignorant and irrelevant comments about the American presidential election. He should butt ...

(RNS) — The pope is back in Rome after his visits to Asia and Oceania. Here’s what we learned from his historic trip. First, despite rumors to the contrary, Pope Francis is still up to the job.

Pope Francis praised cultural and religious diversity as “a gift from God” in a video message to an interreligious youth conference on Tuesday. “Contemplate the diversity of your traditions ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A newly released schedule for the second and final session of the Vatican Synod on Synodality underlines the Catholic Church’s plan to promote dialogue with other ...

While strongly upholding church teaching forbidding abortion, Francis hasn’t emphasised church doctrine as much as his predecessors. Pope Francis holds a news conference aboard the papal plane ...

Rome — Pope Francis weighed in Friday on the options for voters in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, indicating to reporters on the papal plane as he returned from a marathon Asia trip that ...

Pope Francis accused both US Presidential hopefuls as being 'against life', describing them as 'one who discards migrants and one who kills children' in a rare voicing of his political views.

Pope Francis on Friday criticized both U.S. presidential candidates for what he characterized as anti-life policies on abortion and migration. "Both are against life, be it the one who kicks out ...

Pope Francis holds a news conference aboard the papal plane on his flight back after his 12-day journey across Southeast Asia and Oceania, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Pool Photo ...

But Pope Francis, age 87, hobbled by bad knees and bent over with sciatica, appeared to be having the time of his life. With half of East Timor's population gathered at a seaside park, Francis ...

Pope Francis' longest and farthest trip has proven that despite his age, ailments and eight hours of jet lag, Pope Francis can still pull off an ambitious trip to Asia DILI, East Timor -- It was ...