VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Sunday the crucifix we wear or hang on our wall is not supposed to be decorative, but a reminder of God’s love and the sacrifices involved in the Christian life.

A photograph of Pope Francis wearing a multicoloured cross has caused quite a controversy online with many believing this signals the Catholic Church is going back on its historic stance anti ...

Pope Francis will not preside over the Way of the Cross event on Good Friday due to freezing weather in Rome. Francis will watch from his home in the Vatican.

VATICAN CITY — Recently hospitalized Pope Francis won't go to the Colosseum for the traditional Good Friday Way of the Cross procession, but instead will watch it from his home at the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY — On the Solemnity of Christ the King, Pope Francis said Jesus, through his death on the cross, opened his arms to embrace all people and everything about them, including their ...

"The cross is the holy sign of God's Love and a sign of Jesus' Sacrifice, and is not to be reduced to a superstitious object or an ornamental necklace," the pope said in his Angelus address Aug. 30.