On Dec. 20, Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...

Pope Francis’s appointment of Cardinal Robert McElroy as the highly visible prelate of the church in Washington is already ...

Pope Francis has warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace. Francis made the remarks in a ...

Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian ...

Pope Francis taps one of most outspoken and progressive-leaning U.S. Catholic leaders to Washington, D.C., ahead of Trump ...

Since the end of World War II, the Vatican has tried hard to make up for its centuries of attacks on the Jewish people, ...

The pontiff repeatedly emphasized his message against bullying, having participants pledge “No bullying!” during the audience ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona ...

Francis’ liberal pick for Washington, D.C. archbishop is at odds with Trump’s choice for ambassador to the Vatican, Brian ...

Pope Francis has named a nun to head a prominent office at the Vatican, the first time a woman has held that position and the ...

Pope Francis expressed concern about "the increasingly concrete threat of a world war" at a New Year's reception for foreign ...