Wisconsin state representative Sondy Pope of Mt. Horeb says she will not seek re-election after 20 years in the state legislature, joining an ever-growing list of lawmakers choosing not to return for another term.
The Vatican says the pope issued a telegram Tuesday assuring his "spiritual closeness and prayers" to the Waukesha community.
Pope Francis will spend a few more days in the hospital following his July 4 intestinal surgery to “optimize” recovery and rehabilitation treatment and therapy, the Vatican said Monday.
(CNN) -- Pope Francis appeared in public on Sunday for the first time since undergoing surgery for colon diverticulitis last week, as he held his weekly Angelus prayer from a hospital window. "I am happy to be able to keep…
(CNN) -- The Vatican has indicted 10 people, including an Italian cardinal, for several alleged financial crimes including extortion, corruption, fraud, forgery, embezzlement and abuse of power. The investigation, which started in July 2019, was carried out by the Vatican…
(CNN) -- Pope Francis has backed growing calls for a patents waiver for Covid-19 vaccines in a video message for a "Vax Live" benefit concert airing Saturday. Global advocacy groups argue that waiving patents for Covid-19 vaccines could help expand…
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg met Pope Francis after his weekly audience at the Vatican on Wednesday.
Authorities in Nebraska have issued subpoenas to more than 400 Catholic churches and entities requesting records related to child sexual assault, the state's Department of Justice said Tuesday.
Pope Francis received an invitation Thursday from Kim Jong Un to visit North Korea, and said he would consider the invitation, according to a South Korean spokesman.
Pope Francis, considered a rock star among American Catholics, appears to be losing some of his shine.
Pope Francis is facing yet more criticism over the "glacial" speed in his handling of the sexual abuse crisis that has plagued the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis met with embattled Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington last Thursday in Vatican City, where they discussed the cardinal's personal situation, according to a source familiar with Wuerl's presentation to local priests in Washington on Monday.
Delivering Mass under stormy Dublin skies, Pope Francis gave an unplanned speech on abuse to hundreds of thousands of faithful in leafy Phoenix Park and asked for forgiveness.
Pope Francis is sending investigators back to Chile to look into historical child abuse and accusations a bishop covered up crimes against minors, the Vatican said Thursday.
After apologizing for "grave errors" in the handling of a Chilean sex abuse scandal, Pope Francis will be welcoming three survivors to the Vatican in two weeks, according to survivor Juan Carlos Cruz.
An Ohio family got a miracle this Holy Week: Pope Francis granted their son's wish with a papal kiss.
Nour Essa landed on Lesbos in a refugee boat and left on the jumbo jet of a Pope.
Staring down the sights of a handgun and growling about his "very particular set of skills": That's the Liam Neeson we all know.
Pope Francis released a message condemning "fake news," saying that it's a "sign of intolerant and hypersensitive attitudes, and leads only to the spread of arrogance and hatred."
Pope Francis used his New Year's Day address to highlight the struggles of migrants and refugees, calling upon global leaders to offer more assistance in 2018.
Pope Francis is having cards printed and distributed showing a 1945 photo of victims of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki along with the words "the fruit of war."
After a week of taking some heat for not calling the Rohingya refugees by name in Myanmar, Pope Francis explained his controversial decision on Saturday, saying that he did not want to risk shutting down dialogue with the country's leaders.
The Vatican is pushing back against criticism aimed at Pope Francis for not speaking out against Myanmar's treatment of the Rohingya Muslims during his historic visit to the southeast Asian country.
Pope Francis blessed Melania Trump's rosary. Her spokeswoman then confirmed the first lady is indeed Catholic.
