Pope Francis delivered his annual “state of the world” address on Thursday, asking ambassadors to pursue a “diplomacy of hope ...

The Vatican plays a unique diplomatic role in global conflicts, despite lacking military power, as Pope Francis navigates ...

Warning of “the increasingly concrete threat of a world war,” Pope Francis called for “the diplomacy of hope” in his address ...

Pope Francis has told ambassadors accredited to the Holy See that he wasn’t up to delivering his annual foreign policy speech ...

Organizers anticipate that the exhibit will attract millions of visitors from around the world, boosting religious and ...

Rather than supporting the growth of commercial technology and artificial intelligence, governments should be supporting families and educators in being the main channels of passing on culture and ...

During a speech to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, Pope Francis on Thursday mentioned the situation in Ukraine, ...

In a yearly address to diplomats delivered on his behalf by an aide, Francis appeared to reference deaths caused by winter ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — When Jason Whitehead first saw the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee mascot, Luce, it “was a bit of a surprise,” he said.

The pope pointed to the assassination attempt against Donald Trump as an example of growing polarization and mistrust.

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, 59, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the ...

Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian ...