Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY -- Destroying grain is a "grave offense to God," Pope Francis said, appealing to authorities in Russia as "my brothers" and urging...

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican's chief prosecuting attorney began his closing arguments outlining final charges against 10 defendants, including a cardinal, stemming from an...

ROME -- The top priority for Pope Francis' peace envoy in his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden was the repatriation of children forcibly...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has sent Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, his special envoy, to Washington as part of his ongoing humanitarian efforts to help...

On behalf of the bishops of the United States, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals, including U.S.-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost, who took the helm at the Dicastery for Bishops...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has appointed more than 450 participants, including dozens of religious men and women and laypeople from around the world,...

ROME -- Pope Francis has returned to the Vatican after a nine-day hospital stay and intends to go ahead with his planned trips abroad...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis expressed his condolences and prayers after the death of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who died June 12...

ROME -- As Pope Francis continued a smooth recovery at Rome's Gemelli hospital, he was back to work and shared a Sunday meal with...