Poor thing, he was surrounded by people who adored him but didn’t help him,” Pope Francis remarked, reflecting on the Argentine who led his country to World Cup glory in 1986. Speaking on ...

Several times a week he crosses town to have a coffee or work out in the club of which Argentina-born Pope Francis is a fan .

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of November is for those who have lost a child. “What can we say to parents who have lost a child? How can we console them? There are no words ...

Pope Francis on Sunday spoke about Jesus’ teaching that “all things must be done with love,” something, he said, that is essential for the faith of each person. Every Sunday at noon ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After members of the Synod of Bishops approved their final document, Pope Francis announced that he would not write the customary post-synodal apostolic exhortation but would ...

On the one-year anniversary of the attack by Hamas on Israel on Oct. 7, Pope Francis released a public “Letter to the Catholics of the Middle East” to reassure and thank this defenseless ...

By Emma Bubola Reporting from the Vatican Pope Francis issued a new pastoral letter on Thursday in which he urged Roman Catholics around the world to let go of consumerism and individualism ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...

Recognizing this problem, Pope Francis candidly advised U.S. Catholics they had to rely on their consciences to make a voting choice, as CNN reported last month: Pope Francis on Friday described ...

STORY: :: LGBT activists urge the pope to overturn a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people :: Rome, Italy :: New Ways Ministry :: Vatican City :: Francis held a meeting six months ...

Pope Francis wrote in his encyclical that in the era of artificial intelligence (AI), “we cannot forget that poetry and love are necessary to save our humanity” Pope Francis wrote in his ...

Those were the words of Pope Francis yesterday as he prayed a blessing over Trinidad and Tobago. The intimate moment took place at The Vatican, Rome, Italy, where Archbishop of Port of Spain Jason ...