Jurors in the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal call on weapon makers to pay reparations for suffering they caused.

The Pontifical Swiss Guard, founded in 1506 by Pope Julius II, is among the oldest active military units in continuous ...

Pope Francis, 88, sustained a bruise to his right forearm after fall at his Vatican residence but continued with his daily ...

Arriving at a perilous time for the Vatican, Pope Francis paints himself as one of the good guys in his book Hope ...

To the extent that the dictatorship must be condemned…we must look for mechanisms that can help alleviate hunger.” ...

In early January, Catholic news outlets released a reminder that Catholics are eligible for special indulgences this year. Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time in ...

Francis spent much of the past decade in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over ...

The Catholics surrounding Trump’s second term are best represented by his vice president, JD Vance, who converted to ...

It's one of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War — an Associated Press photograph of a young girl running naked down a ...

With his new encyclical, Pope Francis added his voice to this chorus of encouragement inviting people not to lose heart.

Pope Francis injured his arm after falling for the second time in just over a month, according to the Vatican.

Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin.