On Dec. 20, Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...

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

Pope Francis' new book on hope reveals his reflections on humor and his near-miss with suicide bombers during a visit to Iraq.

A van traveled to the city with “the same intent,” his security detail told the pope at the time. Both threats were intercepted by Iraqi authorities, according to the book. Francis was the ...

Pope Francis has claimed ... the election of a new pope, humiliating the Iraqi government and potentially increasing religious tensions across the globe. In his book, the pope claims two suicide ...

Coinciding with the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, the World Day of Peace was instituted by Pope Paul VI in 1968. Pope Francis speaks ... for the development of a new financial framework ...