The world and the Catholic Church today need to take a leap forward “in faith, charity and hope,” Pope Francis said in his ...

ROME, Italy — Pope Francis on Saturday labeled the weapons industry as being a key driver of the “martyrdom” of Ukraine’s ...

We can no longer watch the drama of shipwrecks, caused by the cruel trafficking and the fanaticism of indifference,” the pope ...

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis was moved as he was shown a picture of a migrant child by Reuters photographer Yara Nardi during his flight to a Church conference on Mediterranean issues in Marseilles, ...

Sept. 22 (UPI) --Pope Francis started his two-day stay in the French city of Marseille as he attended the annual Catholic ...

During the start of his visit to Marseille, the Catholic leader singled out 'the disinterest that, with velvet gloves, ...

Pope Francis on Friday said European governments had a duty to rescue asylum-seekers who take to sea to escape conflict, ...

Pope Francis on Saturday condemned "belligerent nationalisms" and called for a pan-European response to migration to stop the Mediterranean, where thousands have drowned, from becoming "the graveyard ...

The exploitation of migrants is criminal” as is their detention, Pope Francis told reporters in August, and “I am going to ...

Be Christians who “leap for joy” in the face of life’s challenges — with hearts ready to encounter the Lord and others, Pope Francis said Saturday at a Mass in Marseille, France. “We want to be ...

The pope, who prefers to visit small Catholic communities around the world, has made clear that his trip is not to France but ...

Pope Francis on Friday said European governments have a duty to rescue asylum-seekers who take to sea to escape conflict, ...