As many as 3,000 Catholic school children from poor families in the Philippines made their pop music debut in a new Christmas ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “With tears in our eyes, let us raise our prayer for peace,” Pope Francis said as he thanked the people ...

The appearance of a keffiyeh on a Palestinian-made nativity scene at the Vatican caused a stir. So did its sudden ...

the black-and-white checkered headscarf that has become a potent symbol of the Palestinian cause. Pope Francis had prayed ...

A keffiyeh used to swaddle Jesus at a Vatican nativity scene has been removed but "Christ in the Rubble" scenes remain ...

Even Pope Francis has drawn criticism for inaugurating a Vatican nativity with baby Jesus wrapped in the scarf that has ...

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Pope Francis installed on Saturday21 new cardinals from five continents, many of whom could one day help elect his successor. The pope led a ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica, with what appeared to ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday installed 21 new cardinals ... In 2017, while on a trip to Colombia, Francis sported a black eye after he hit his head on a support bar when his popemobile ...

Pope Francis has sparked more health fears after he was seen sporting a huge bruise on the underside of his chin at a lavish Vatican ceremony. The pontiff - who turns 88 this month - had turned ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis appealed on Sunday for U.S. authorities to commute the sentences of death row prisoners, in an unusual request during his weekly Sunday prayer in St. Peter's ...

Pope Francis, appearing with a notable bruise on his chin ... which contrasts with a similar incident in 2017 when he sustained a black eye during a visit to Colombia. Despite his visible fatigue and ...