Putting a spotlight on the “scourge of child labor,” the Holy Father lamented that there are “too many children forced to ...

The Pope held an audience with a troupe of African circus performers in the Vatican on Wednesday. The 88-year-old watched ...

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

"Everywhere on earth there are children exploited by an economy that does not respect life, an economy that, in doing so, ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday enjoyed a performance by members of an African-themed circus troupe called CircAfrica. The group ...

Italian nun Sister Simona Brambilla is the new prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of ...

Pope Francis has denounced the “scourge” of child labor and other abuses suffered by children, saying anyone who harms or ...

The circus came to the Vatican on Wednesday (January 8) to perform for Pope Francis during his weekly general audience.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister ...

After the election of Donald Trump, pundits speculated on how Pope Francis would react to a U.S. president who opposed his ...