The Vatican says some 600,000 people have attended Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor, or nearly half the country’s population.

Pope Francis on Monday began a 12-day, four-country, two-continent odyssey; with stops in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, ...

When Pope Francis touches down in the East Timorese capital of Dili this week he will be landing in a totally different ...

Four women were reported hospitalized with injuries suffered after being crushed in the surging crowd. The pope wasn't harmed ...

The 11-day trip, a signal that Francis does not intend to slow down, requires nearly 45 hours of air travel and meetings in ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Pope Francis honored the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he celebrated Mass ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — At the age of 87, Pope Francis will embark on an 11-day trip to Southeast Asia that will test both his ...

For many Catholics in Singapore, this will be their first time seeing a pope, as the last papal visit to the city state was ...

Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, 87, who is in the midst of a 33,000-km (20,500-mile) tour of four Southeast ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Pope Francis called Saturday for an end to tribal violence that has wracked Papua New Guinea ...

Pope Francis will arrive in one of the world's most remote Catholic communities in Papua New Guinea on Sunday to something ...

An estimated 600,000 people — nearly half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park Tuesday for Pope Francis’ final ...