Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals at a ritual-filled ceremony Saturday, including key figures at the Vatican and in the field who will help enact his reforms and cement his legacy as he enters a ...

Five conservative cardinals from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas have challenged Pope Francis to affirm Catholic ...

Pope Francis holds a news conference as he returns to the Vatican following his apostolic journey to Hungary, aboard the ...

Pope Francis welcomed a group of pilgrims Saturday and told them he would rather stand up but this time around he would have to pay attention to his doctors, who had advised him not to walk.

Pope Francis told the college of cardinals that it is called “to resemble a symphony orchestra, representing the harmony and synodality of the church.” ...

Following his Gospel reflection on Oct. 1, the Pope spoke briefly about his forthcoming document on St. Thérèse, calling the ...

A few years ago, Pope Francis told the head of the main Vatican-backed Catholic women’s organization to be “brave” in pushing ...

Pope Francis today hinted that he may soon halt travelling abroad as the 86-year-old pontiff admitted it 'is not as easy as it was' when he took office a decade ago. 'I'll tell you the truth ...

The ceremony took place days before Francis opens a big meeting of bishops and lay Catholics on charting the church’s future, ...

Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, delivered on Sept. 13, 2023. To receive these remarks and more in your inbox every week, sign up for America’s daily newsletter.

Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Roman Catholic communities. It’s the first time a pope has visited the landlocked Asian ...

He has sought to create a more inclusive Church, looking past Europe to clergy in Africa, Asia and Latin America to fill the Church's highest ranks.