Cardinal David said, however, that Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza should not be condoned. He echoed Pope Francis who recently ...

Pope Francis called for cease-fires for the conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East during his Christmas message in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City.

Pilgrims lined up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks the ...

He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place ...

The pope opened the Jubilee Holy Doors praying that the Holy Spirit would soften hearts so that "enemies may speak to each ...

Pope Francis called for peace around the world and for global conflicts to end in his annual “Urbi et Orbi” Christmas message ...

Delivering his Christmas Day message overlooking crowds of thousands of international pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square from the ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message urges everyone to find courage 'to silence the sounds of arms and overcome ...

Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering ...

"I invite every individual, and all people of all nations ... to become pilgrims of hope, to silence the sounds of arms and ...

Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg renounced the throne in a surprise abdication on Christmas Eve, according to multiple reports.