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

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

From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world have begun welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, ...

The pope, who turned 88 Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies.

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this ...

Two attempts to assassinate Pope Francis when he made a historic visit to northern Iraq were foiled by British spies and police inside the country, Francis has revealed in his new autobiography.

Pope Francis attended a prayer service in Mosul's Old City during the visit A plot to assassinate Pope Francis during a trip to Iraq was stopped following a tip-off from British intelligence ...

Pope Francis has claimed a plot to assassinate him during a 2021 visit to Iraq involving two suicide bombers was foiled thanks to the intervention of British intelligence and Iraqi security forces.

Security surround Pope Francis as he leaves Baghdad's Syriac Catholic Cathedral in 2021 AFP via Getty Images The pope visited the ruins of four destroyed churches there and launched an appeal for ...

Pope Francis became the first Catholic pontiff to visit Mosul in the war-torn country three years ago, in most likely the riskiest foreign trip of his 11-year papacy. Writing in his upcoming ...

They claimed her use of crucifixes, depictions of saints, and now AI-generated images of the pope were not coincidental but part of a broader effort to provoke. Others referenced her alleged ties ...

Security forces thwarted a pair of assassination attempts against Pope Francis — including a suicide bomber — during his March 2021 visit to Iraq, the pontiff shared in his new memoir.