Throughout his 12-year pontificate, Francis was an advocate for the poor and many saw his papacy as the start of a new era for the Catholic church, marked by greater inclusion and acceptance.

Pope Leo XIV has tapped Father Thomas Hennen, vicar general of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, to be the next bishop of Baker ...

For the first time in modern history, the apostolic nuncio to the United Kingdom has celebrated Mass in England’s most ...

To have such a Mass celebrated in the mother church of England was ‘very impressive, very moving. We must pray a lot for the ...

The Vatican beatified Kositi during a ceremony in Rome. Pope Francis recognized him as a martyr of the faith late last year, ...

The remains of a Congolese customs worker who was killed for resisting a bribe and beatified by the Vatican have been ...

French Archbishop Thibault Verny is the Vatican's new president of its Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors ...

As Tehran responded to Israel's strikes on its nuclear and military sites with drones and missile barrages, a video was ...

Brandishing his government-gifted medals near a statue of the Virgin Mary in East Timor's capital, ex-rebel Crisanto de Jesus Alves da Costa says Pope Francis's message of hope on a rare visit ...