Francis was elected Pope in 2013 and brought a new approach to the throne. His less formal manner has lent his papacy a more remonstrative approach to theology, opening the church up to new levels ...

Hope is the mainstay that undergirds Pope Francis’ entire life,” said Carlo Musso, the Italian editor of Pope Francis’ ...

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

“The church in America agrees more with Trump than with Pope Francis,” Gorelick said during a conference at the Center for ...

Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he ...

No scarlet shoes – the ones Pope Benedict rather liked – just his old orthopedic shoes. I have flat feet”, he explained. And instead of sitting on a papal throne and letting everyone kiss his hand, he ...

Francis came second in the 2005 conclave in which Benedict XVI succeeded. Benedict’s papacy famously ended in controversy when he abdicated the throne, a move that was hitherto unprecedented in the ...