Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic ...

I am also a man of faith, of Jewish faith, and as such, could not comprehend the [nativity] Scene as I saw it in the media.

Pope Francis wrapped up a busy Christmas season on Monday by calling on the faithful to promote a culture of welcome and ...

ROME — Pope Francis wrapped up a busy Christmas season on Monday by calling for the faithful to promote a culture of welcome ...

ROME — Pope Francis wrapped up a busy Christmas season on Monday by calling for the faithful to promote a culture of welcome ...

Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica to mark Epiphany. According to the Bible, the feast marks the day that three wise men guided by a star came to visit the newborn Jesus. Francis said ...

Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a Jubilee year for the Catholic Church. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Claire Giangravé from the Religion News Service about the tradition.

I declared a mounting crisis in Jewish/Catholic relations the most under-covered Vatican story of 2025. Early indications are ...

Pope Francis is bringing his Holy Year to Rome's main prison. Francis traveled to Rebibbia prison Thursday on a frigid ...

"May we learn to care for every child born of a woman, above all by protecting, like Mary, the precious gift of life: life in ...

Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans offered prayers for victims of what he described as a “sign of utter disrespect ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to ...