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

Pope Francis has denounced the “scourge” of child labor and other abuses suffered by children, saying anyone who harms or ...

Pope Francis carries the statue of the Child Jesus to place in the Nativity scene inside St. Peter's Basilica at the end of Mass on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024, surrounded by children dressed in ...

Christmas message, Pope Francis urged the world to “silence the sound of arms" and find reconciliation, “even (with) our ...

The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" at the Vatican on Christmas Eve in traditional ...

Pope Francis on Sunday ... in the lead-up to Christmas and called for a “ceasefire on all war fronts.” “With sorrow I think of Gaza, of so much cruelty; of the children machine-gunned ...

the pope asked. Pope Francis greets children of Vatican employees during the annual Christmas gathering in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, Dec. 21, 2024. Credit: Vatican Media He encouraged families ...

Pope Francis continued, especially amid wars, the bombing of hospitals and schools, and the machine-gunning of children.