A congested-sounding Pope Francis began the speech, greeting the ambassadors gathered in the Hall of Blessings.

Pope Francis expressed concern about "the increasingly concrete threat of a world war" at a New Year's reception for foreign ...

In a yearly address to diplomats delivered on his behalf by an aide, Francis appeared to reference deaths caused by winter ...

Pope Francis delivered his annual “state of the world” address on Thursday, asking ambassadors to pursue a “diplomacy of hope ...

With diplomatic relations spanning more than 180 sovereign states, the Holy See maintains one of the world’s most extensive ...

Warning of “the increasingly concrete threat of a world war,” Pope Francis called for “the diplomacy of hope” in his address ...

Holy See and Italian authorities are collaborating to welcome an estimated 30 million people expected to come to Rome ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — When Jason Whitehead first saw the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee mascot, Luce, it “was a bit of a surprise,” he said.

Catholic bishops in the Holy Land prayed for “the ability to hope again” after “a prolonged time of trial and tribulation” in ...

Rather than supporting the growth of commercial technology and artificial intelligence, governments should be supporting families and educators in being the main channels of passing on culture and ...