Pope Francis, who turns 88 on Dec. 17, is the second-oldest pope in modern history (after Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at ...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif , says she still receives communion in her home archdiocese despite the archbishop who governs that territory banning her from taking part in the sacrament ...

ANALYSIS: Building on previous initiatives with Vietnam’s communist regime, Pope Francis’ recent gestures of dialogue have ...

A visibly bruised Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals from five continents on Saturday, including bishops from Algiers, ...

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Labor Department, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., surprised some political ...

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its first-ever all-electric Popemobile, marking a historic shift for Pope Francis as he embarks on ...

Popes Gregory XIV (Cum Sicuti, 1591), Urban VIII (Commissum Nobis, 1639) and Benedict ... letters, these excommunications were more directed towards the clergy than the laity. In 1839, Pope ...

Rev. Msgr. Christopher H. Nalty is a priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans currently serving as Pastor of Good Shepherd ...

Pope Francis on Thursday released his message for the 58th World Day of Peace, commemorated annually on Jan. 1, with three ...

Ellie Hall (ellievhall) on BuzzFeed - Ellie Hall is a senior reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in Washington, DC.

Pope Francis has called on all nations to eliminate the death penalty, to divert a fixed percentage of arms spending to a ...

Vatican journalists were escorted inside the Vatican, passing through a parking lot with still-wrapped electric car charging stations, as the city-state continues in its effort to achieve zero ...