All children and youth have the right to go to school, regardless of their immigration status,” the pope said.

Among the 15 victims were a mother of a 4-year-old, an 18-year-old aspiring nurse from Mississippi, and a student-athlete who ...

In his message for the World Day of Peace, Pope Francis lamented the "devastation" seen worldwide and "the conflicts that ...

The Mass also marked the Jubilee Year, launched on Christmas, with Francis noting that 'Mary is the door through which Christ ...

The pope, who turned 88 Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies.

Pope Francis started the new year with a powerful call for the defense of life, emphasizing the Catholic Church's stance ...

On the first day of 2025, Pope Francis warned Christians against “imagining or inventing a God in the abstract” during his ...

In a rare conversation with Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis talked about Catholics in Gaza and the legacy he hopes to leave in ...

Pope Francis started the New Year with a potent message advocating for the protection of life at all stages, from conception ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church ...

Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans offered prayers for victims of what he described as a “sign of utter disrespect ...

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