COMMENTARY: During a side trip to Portugal, the author encountered the antidote to the evil and suffering he’d seen working ...

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, Leo said, “Peace be with you,” and emphasized a message of peace, dialogue and missionary evangelization ...

An art installation of 1,000 paper doves will be displayed at the University of Winchester's chapel this summer.

In a historic moment for the Catholic Church, Robert Francis Prevost ... More Associated Press "Peace be with you. Dearest brothers and sisters, this was the first greeting of the risen Christ ...

Pope Francis freed the dove from a cage as he was driven through the crowd during his weekly general audience. The Argentine pontiff, leader of the Catholic ... find eternal peace in God's embrace ...

I too would like this greeting of peace to enter your heart, to reach your families, to all people, wherever they are, to all peoples, to the whole earth. Peace be with you! This is the peace of ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic Church in a more progressive direction while leading with compassion, openness ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more welcoming Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88.

"As the leader of the Catholic Church, he impacted the lives of countless people across the globe. May he rest in peace." "Throughout his historic tenure as the first Jesuit and first Latino to ...

signifying the 133 cardinal electors had chosen a new leader for the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church. "Peace be with you all," he told the cheering crowd, speaking in fluent Italian.

given from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica shortly after his election as the new pope and leader of the Catholic Church. "Peace be with all of you! Dearest brothers and sisters ...