ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be undertaken elsewhere, as he welcomed an agreement the Vatican helped ...

The call from bestselling British novelist Robert Harris came out of the blue: “I write fiction but my project is extremely ...

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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 ...

While the Vatican's sacred traditions and time-honoured rituals are elevated to their most beautiful heights, the politicking ...

One legendary passage—hinted at in plans by Leonardo da Vinci—was used by a duke to secretly visit the tomb of his beloved ...

The Catholic Church has faced many challenges over the years. From scandals to internal struggles, the leadership has often ...

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Pope Francis' autobiography is being released Tuesday. In it, an introspective pope divulges some of the behind-the-scenes ...

Pope Francis’ reveals in his new autobiography titled ‘Hope’ – the second of two books in two years by the pontiff ...