Pope Francis has told ambassadors accredited to the Holy See that he wasn’t up to delivering his annual foreign policy speech ...

He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

In what would have been his last overseas trip as president, Joe Biden had been set to depart for Italy Thursday night to ...

The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis' aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian ...

Referring to diplomacy as a “vocation” to “foster dialogue with all parties,” the Pope said political leaders are called to ...

The Vatican plays a unique diplomatic role in global conflicts, despite lacking military power, as Pope Francis navigates ...

Putting a spotlight on the “scourge of child labor,” the Holy Father lamented that there are “too many children forced to ...

In a yearly address to diplomats delivered on his behalf by an aide, Francis appeared to reference deaths caused by winter ...

Pope Francis on Thursday  expressed concern about “the increasingly concrete threat of a world war at a New Year’s reception ...

President Biden has canceled his upcoming trip to Italy, including an audience with Pope Francis, to “remain focused on ...

Pope Francis on Thursday (Jan 9) stepped up his recent criticisms of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, calling the ...