President Biden, a Catholic, awarded the medal with distinction to the pontiff, to whom he has turned for personal guidance.

The White House said President Biden bestowed the award to Pope Francis during a phone call in which they also discussed ...

Pope Francis, who turned 88 last month and asked an aide to read a major speech last week due to a cold, says in a new book ...

"Each time a pope takes ill, the winds of a conclave always feel as if they are blowing," Francis writes in his new memoir, ...

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, recognizing him as a recipient ...

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with ...

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

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

ROME (AP) — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave ...

Pope Francis had a message for nuns, convey joy while refraining from gossip, he said as he addressed a gathering of nuns ...

The star,” Pope Francis said, “speaks to us of that unique light that can show to all people the way to salvation and ...

On Dec. 20, Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...