The pope has emerged as an increasingly lonely moral voice against perilous global trends like nationalism and populism.

Pope Francis will on Thursday mark the 12th anniversary of his election as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, but ...

Despite his hospitalization, Francis has been actively participating in the Vatican's Lenten spiritual retreat remotely via ...

Pope Francis is participating in the Vatican’s weeklong spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continued his recovery ...

Pope Francis has begun his 28th consecutive day in hospital on the 12th anniversary of when he was elected pope in 2013 following five ballots in a papal conclave.

With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the ...

Pope Francis' approach to LGBTQ issues marked a major, if mixed, shift in tone for the Catholic Church -- from scorn to ...

Pope Francis marks 12 years as the leader of the Catholic Church, emerging from a month-long hospital stay with health ...

The Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, said most of the Iraqi population has been distressed by Pope ...

As Pope Francis continues his nearly month-long stay in the hospital, the Church marks an important anniversary – March 13 ...

From the hushed prayers in a hospital chapel to the flickering candles outside Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis' ...

"The night was quiet, the pope was resting," the Holy See, the Vatican's press office, said in a brief statement on Sunday morning.