Meeting young people receiving care at an oncology-hematology clinic in Poland, Pope Francis told them they are witnesses of ...

Pope Francis told a group of children receiving treatment for cancer in Poland they are “witnesses of hope” to those around ...

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian ...

Sister Simona Brambilla will head the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

Pope Francis taps one of most outspoken and progressive-leaning U.S. Catholic leaders to Washington, D.C., ahead of Trump ...

Monday marks the last day of Nora Vargas' tenure as the chairwoman for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. After ...

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

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

The appointment marks a major step in Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis has reiterated his call for peace, urging warring nations to end attacks on civilians. “No more striking civilians! No more striking schools or hospitals! No more striking workplaces!” ...