In a yearly address to diplomats delivered on his behalf by an aide, Francis appeared to reference deaths caused by winter ...

President Biden, a Catholic, awarded the medal with distinction to the pontiff, to whom he has turned for personal guidance.

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with ...

The release of the film Conclave has once again thrown the spotlight on one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events ...

Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian ...

Pope Francis delivered his annual “state of the world” address on Thursday, asking ambassadors to pursue a “diplomacy of hope ...

Warning of “the increasingly concrete threat of a world war,” Pope Francis called for “the diplomacy of hope” in his address ...

Biden was scheduled to leave Thursday afternoon for a three-day trip to meet with Pope Francis and Italian President Sergio ...

A controversial aid leader receives a presidential medal; concerns are raised over the targeting of MacKenzie Scott; and ...

President Joe Biden's administration has extended by 18 months the temporary protected status for migrants from El Salvador, ...

Russia's invasion, which began in February 2022, has also been a source of religious controversy within the Eastern Orthodox ...