CODOGNO, Italy — A dozen northern Italian towns were on effective lockdown Saturday after the new virus linked to China …
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis refused Wednesday to approve the ordination of married men or women as deacons to address …
VATICAN CITY — A top Vatican administrator is denying the Holy See risks default over its structural deficit, saying claims …
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis urged South American bishops on Monday to speak “courageously” at a high-profile meeting on the …
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis added 13 new cardinals to the top of the Catholic hierarchy on Saturday, telling them …
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Pope Francis insisted Sunday that poverty isn’t inevitable and that the poor deserve the dignity of work …
ANTANARIVO, Madagascar — Pope Francis denounced the illegal logging and exploitation of Madagascar’s unique natural resources on Saturday as he …
Pope Francis began his last day in Mozambique with a visit to the Zimpeto Hospital, saying that caring for mothers …
ROME — Italy’s hard-line interior minister buckled under pressure Saturday and agreed to let 27 unaccompanied minors leave a migrant …
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis warned oil executives on Friday that a “radical energy transition” to clean, low-carbon power sources …