In a rare conversation with Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis talked about Catholics in Gaza and the legacy he hopes to leave in ...

Pope Francis called for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas address on Wednesday, appealing for peace in ...

The intimate Mass led by Pope Francis marked a historic moment — the first opening of a jubilee Holy Door within a prison.

Francis has been increasingly critical of Israel. By JNS staff Pope Francis used his Christmas Eve mass to urge Christians to ...

Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, delivered the "Urbi et Orbi" Christmas message and blessing from the ...

President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, ...

Opponents of the death penalty had urged President Biden to take this step, given the number of executions that took place ...

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children.

Pope Francis was the target of a suicide bombing plot during his visit to Iraq in 2021, he reveals in his upcoming ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has revealed he was the target of an attempted suicide bombing during his visit to Iraq ...

where a Jesuit lawyer named Brian Muraresku presented Pope Francis with a manifesto for a psychedelic "New Reformation." Popes and reformations do not historically get along, but Francis accepted ...