Pope Francis

Pope Francis has led leaders of world religions in a peace appeal to politicians to avert the threat of nuclear war in Ukraine.

Pope Francis has called for an "open and sincere" dialogue to resolve a stand-off between the Catholic Church and the government of Nicaragua. Pope Francis made the call while speaking to pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter's Square for…

Pope Francis arrived in Canada on Sunday for a week-long trip that will center around his apology on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church for the abuse of Canadian indigenous children in residential schools.

Pope Francis' July 2-7 trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan has been cancelled because of the 85-year-old pontiff's knee ailment, the Vatican said on Friday. The decision was taken "with regret" at the request of the…

Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he would appoint 21 new cardinals, including one based in Mongolia. Francis made the surprise announcement after his Sunday noon blessing to thousands of people in St. Peter's Square. By…

Pope Francis, speaking at his first general audience since he underwent intestinal surgery a month ago and on the first anniversary of a fatal blast in Beirut, said he had a "great" desire to visit Lebanon. The 84-year-old pope, who looked…

Pope Francis on Monday held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who was visiting the Vatican in the wake of a decision by American Catholic bishops that could lead to them denying Communion to President Joe Biden. Blinken…

Pope Francis condemned weapons manufacturers and traffickers for selling arms to "terrorists" in comments on Wednesday reflecting on his recent trip to Iraq. He said he was grateful to have been able to make a visit that eluded his…

Pope Francis ended his historic tour of Iraq on Monday, departing by plane from Baghdad after visiting conflict-torn cities, meeting Muslim and Christian leaders and preaching peace and coexistence over war. Francis waved one last time…

An Alitalia plane carrying Pope Francis and his entourage, including about 75 journalists, arrived in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Friday at about 2pm local time amid tight security. “This is an emblematic trip and it is a duty towards a…