VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace, in a speech to Catholic educators gathered at the Vatican on Saturday.

Pope Francis will open the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, in front of 30,000 people and a live TV ...

After Francis spoke, the bands again played the anthems, and then marched under his gaze. People in the crowd cheered: “Viva il papa” — “Long live the pope.” Elisabetta Povoledo is a ...

Pope Francis celebrated first vespers for the vigil of the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday.

If God can visit us, even when our hearts seem like a lowly manger, we can truly say: Hope is not dead; hope is alive and it ...

Pope Francis will deliver his Urbi et Orbi message from the balcony of St Peter’s Square on Christmas Day as part of ...

Pope Francis delivered Christmas messages at the Vatican, warning against gossip, while the Holy See announced he is ...

On the Vigil of the feast of St. Mary, Mother of God, Pope Francis said the hope of brotherly fraternity is not based on ...

Pope Francis will mark Christmas Eve on Tuesday ... in front of 30,000 people and a live TV audience around the world. Over the next 12 months, pilgrims will pass through the large and imposing ...

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