Explore religious figures shaping global events in 2025. From influential leaders to rising voices, this four-part series ...

The Supreme Pontiff again referred to Ukraine. “It not only destroys the defeated people, but also the victor, and those who look with superficial eyes,” he said.

Pope Francis has announced plans to meet the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in the first ever meeting of this kind. The pontiff's announced he'll meet with Patriarch Kirill in Cuba next week ...

At the National Prayer Breakfast, Ukrainian leaders emphasize the need for U.S. backing against systematic religious ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis’ aide leans down to pick up the the handle of the Pope ...

Pope Francis has thrown a wrench in some of the speculation about a future conclave. He's decided to extend the term of the ...

In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world leader we know as Pope Francis — is a story finally told in his own words. But ...

With the publication of this autobiography, Pope Francis cements his monumental project of demystifying the papacy.

In a profound reflection delivered during Sunday’s Angelus prayer, Pope Francis emphasized how Jesus Christ reveals the ultimate criterion by which all history is judged: love. “Whoever loves ...

Caught between his progressive inner circle and an influx of conservatism, the Holy Father should 'brace' himself for a ...

In a video conference with 250 young Ukrainians from Kyiv and around the world, Pope Francis listened to their testimonies, ...

To potentially make room for their returns, the team shifted Kirill Kaprizov to long-term injured reserve. Kaprizov’s surgery on a lower-body injury went well, an NHL source said, and the team ...