ROME (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a busy Christmas season on Monday by calling for the faithful to promote a culture of ...

Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...

Francis' final appointment after mass was a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron at the airport ahead of his departure. Macron presented the pope with a book detailing the restoration of Notre ...

The pope celebrated Mass beneath a looming statue of Napoleon Bonaparte, the French emperor whose armies in 1808 annexed the papal states and imprisoned two of Francis’ predecessors — Popes ...

Pope Francis celebrated Mass with the College of Cardinals in St ... warning against “hearts that remain cold, empty, and closed.” He challenged believers, asking: “What is the use of ...

Pope Francis called for the protection of life at New Year’s Day Mass on Wednesday, offering a seemingly anti-abortion message. “Let us entrust this new year to Mary, Mother of God,” Francis ...

Pope Francis has cited the Gospel while calling for migrants to be "welcomed, encouraged and integrated" as Europe and the United States struggle to cater to unprecedented levels of global mass ...

On December 26, the pope will say Mass in a Roman prison to open the only Holy Door not in a papal basilica. The gesture is in keeping with key themes in Francis’ pontificate, emphasizing God ...

When he opened the “Holy Door” to the Basilica of St. Peter on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis initiated the Holy Year 2025 — a ...

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in the ... through the sea of history today as in the past.” “Hope is not an empty word or a vague wish that things will turn out well,” the pope ...