The Vatican — with its politics, its pageantry and its power — has long been a favorite subject for artists and thinkers.

In his first encyclical letter Lumen Fidei, Pope Francis said faith in Jesus Christ helps one to joyfully live life 'on wings of hope.' ...

Remembering the Holy Father’s message urging the faithful to take action to protect the natural environment as we celebrate ...

Pope Francis meets Cuba's Fidel Castro, as Castro's wife Dalia Soto del Valle looks on, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Sept. 20, ...

Americans on the left and right are the most polarized they have been in the last 30 years. But nature, clean air and clean ...

The Catholic Church needs to elect a young pope in its next conclave in order to inspire new vocations to the priesthood.

Since attending World Youth Day for the first time as pope in 2013, Pope Francis encouraged young people to invite God into ...

As the Catholic Church worldwide mourns the death of its head, Pope Francis, Kenyans will be reflecting on his pitch for preparing youth to face future challenges. Pope Francis, who was 88, was the ...

Pope Francis, who rose from janitor to the Catholic Church’s most powerful leader by proving equally at ease with ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff.

Adherents are reviving old practices and growing more assertive in the battle for the future of the Church—and the nation.