In 2015, on the flight from Cuba to Washington, D.C., the pope was told that some considered him a communist pope. To this, Francis noted that he had never said “one more thing that wasn’t in ...

The Vatican has a deep history of conflict mediation, with varying degrees of success. An effort by the pope to end the war ...

The U.S. and European leaders are placing their hopes in the Vatican to engage Russia and Ukraine in peace talks, after ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance met on Monday at the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV, the first leader of the global Catholic Church ...

The former first lady chose to rewear a bespoke suit she used for Jimmy Carter and Queen Elizabeth II's funerals.

The new pope, the latest in a line dating back almost 2,000 years, was quickly subjected to a very modern phenomenon: no sooner had Pope Leo XIV delivered his first address than people started ...

ROME — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, ...

The pope, added 24-year-old doctor Rayneris Lopez, was "like a bridge" between Cuba and the United States. The detente that Francis helped foster has suffered setbacks since Obama left office in 2017.

Bohumil Petrik. Sept. 19-22 — Pope Francis visits Cuba and meets with Fidel Castro in the first papal visit to the country since Pope John Paul II in 1998. During his homily, Francis discusses ...