While many people around the world seek a blessing for their animals around the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi, in Italy the traditional date to pray for the protection of one's pets and ...

Francis spent much of the past decade in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over ...

Pope Francis has met with more than 100 comedians from across the world, including Jimmy Fallon, Chris Rock and Whoopi Goldberg, at the Vatican in Rome. The Pope said comedians have the "power to ...

Pope Francis has fallen and hurt his right arm. It's the second time in a month that Francis has injured himself after an ...

In Pope Francis' autobiography Hope he reiterates themes of his papacy like hatred of war and unchecked capitalism, and a ...

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Today, each of you parents and the Church herself give the greatest, greatest gift: the gift of faith to children,” Pope ...

President Joe Biden presented a Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction on Saturday to the leader of his own church, ...

The star the Magi followed to find the Christ Child is a symbol of God’s love for all people and not a sign of the power and fame of those who think of themselves as “stars,” Pope Francis ...

VATICAN CITY -- 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. Speaking to about ...

Pope Francis appears to have made his views on assisted dying clear in his New Year's message, calling on the public to 'respect natural death'. The Pope has previously spoken out against ...

Francis, 88, celebrated a New Year’s Day Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday that was dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus. PHOTOS: Pope Francis marks Christmas by urging all nations ...