Moscow is sending messages of gratitude to Pope Francis. The mission initiated last year by Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on behalf of Bergoglio, and reinforced behind the scenes by the diplomatic work ...

Cardinal David, who studied at the French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem, is considered one of the leading ...

Pope Francis extended his prayers and "cordial greetings" to President-elect Trump ahead of his inaugural ceremony Monday ...

Pope Francis on Monday offered well-wishes to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a traditional message sent ahead of the ...

Pope Francis has hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prays will be undertaken ...

At times, when the author of "Hope" writes of sweeping away the courtly culture in the Curia and elsewhere, he sounds like a young Catholic revolutionary declaring war on tradition. He reminds us that ...

To the extent that the dictatorship must be condemned…we must look for mechanisms that can help alleviate hunger.” ...