Italian nun Sister Raffaella Petrini was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State. That makes her essentially ...

Pope Francis, who was admitted to a hospital in Rome for bronchitis, is in “fair” condition with a “respiratory tract ...

Francis also appeared to take aim at Vice President JD Vance’s recent use of a medieval Catholic concept to justify the ...

President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, on Thursday met with Apostolic Nuncio Paolo Borgia, who delivered a message from Pope Francis, stating: "I express my spiritual closeness to the b ...

The Papal Nuncio to Lebanon, Cardinal Paolo Borgia, delivered a message from Pope Francis to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. ...

Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.

Francis, whose papacy began in 2013, has long made immigration advocacy a key focus of his leadership, and he has frequently spoken out against actions that exclude or harm migrants. His comments ...

After a series of general congregations where they discuss the Catholic Church's needs and challenges, they hold what's known as the papal conclave to elect the new bishop of Rome. Only cardinals ...

VATICAN CITY — Bishop Athanasius Schneider said Pope Francis “showed great cordiality” toward him during a private audience on Monday and that they “spoke about some important themes on ...

During her four years at St. Francis Borgia High School, Adelaide Dressel said she’s continually looked for ways to lift up every member of her community. This weekend, those efforts will be ...