Pope Francis, who turns 88 on Dec. 17, is the second-oldest pope in modern history (after Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at ...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov highlighted Russia’s need to ensure the security of its diplomatic facilities and its ...

Israel strikes Assad’s military 480 times as Iran’s ayatollah blames US for fall of regime - Israel denies penetrating Syria ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday, called for "mutual respect" between religions in Syria, three days after the country's longtime ...

For the last 20 years, ever since the U.S. invaded Iraq over the objections of St. Pope John Paul II in 2003, the Vatican has ...

By Robert Carl Mickens Pope Francis turns 88 on December 17. Depending on how one keeps score, that will make him something ...

Francis’ 10th consistory to create new princes of the church is also the biggest infusion of voting-age cardinals in his 11-year pontificate.

Pope Francis announced that Saint Isaac of Nineveh ... of the Holy Spirit,” and Ephrem of Nisibis (modern-day Nusaybin, Turkey), who explored symbols of the lost paradise and the paradise ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that there was now a new reality in neighbouring Syria, where Turkey has ...

THE HAGUE (Netherlands) - International Criminal Court's annual Assembly of State Parties meeting (To 7) COPENHAGEN (Denmark) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi state visit PICTURE. (To 7) (+) ...

who has been organising Pope Francis' international travels since 2020, will be among the 21 clergy elevated to the rank of Cardinal. Previously, Koovakad, who held the title of Monsignor, was ...

Cardinal-elect Dominique Mathieu, archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan and the highest-ranking Catholic authority in the Islamic ...