The Pope had condemned the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, stating "This is cruelty. I want to say this because it touches my ...

December 25 marks both Christmas and the start of Hanukkah, the first time in 19 years the two holidays have fallen on the ...

The Pope delivered his Christmas Day message overlooking crowds of thousands of international pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square.

President Biden will seek solace and “relief” during a visit with Pope Francis next month, according to people familiar with ...

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

Nearly half a million households were left without power on Christmas Day in frigid weather after further missile attacks by ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of parishioners from across the metro and greater Minnesota attended Christmas Day mass at the Basilica of Saint Mary. This was the 110th Christmas at the Basilica, which first ...

Pope Francis, in his Christmas message on Wednesday, called for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that ...

He referred specifically to the wars between Russia and Ukraine, and the Israel-Hamas war. He also called for an end to other conflicts, whether political, social or military.

Christmas message, Pope Francis urged the world to “silence the sound of arms" and find reconciliation, “even (with) our enemies." ...

Activists have called for Biden to commute the sentence of many or all federal death row inmates for some time. More than 130 ...