Pope Francis called on Catholics to become “pilgrims of hope” in a BBC podcast, emphasizing that “hope and kindness touch the ...

Pope Francis on Dec. 24 officially launched the Vatican's 2025 Jubilee Year, encouraging Christians to use the milestone ...

Pope Francis will conduct centuries-old rituals that open symbolic doors to forgiveness. They're not portals to other ...

The pope also voiced concern about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in his Christmas address, labeling the situation ...

Pope Francis insisted that a “just and lasting peace” can only be achieved in our world if people first turn to the “Father ...

Pope Francis called for peace around the world and for global conflicts to end in his annual “Urbi et Orbi” Christmas message ...

Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering ...

Francis has called repeatedly over his 11-year papacy for more developed nations to forgive the debts faced by low-income countries. In the new message, the pope said many poorer nations are also ...

He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place ...

Pope Francis’ upcoming autobiography, “Hope,” details two attempts on his life in 2021 during a historic trip to Iraq.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test of the pope ...

Pope Francis ... world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times ...