Representatives of Kurdish groups in Syria are calling for a democratic state that gives the country’s Kurds their ethnic ...

And the people -- an estimated 200,000 of them -- were present as 14 pallbearers carried Pope Francis' casket into St.

Numerous videos purporting to show the moment Istanbul was struck by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake are circulating online.

During his papacy, Pope Francis—who died April 21—tirelessly advocated for peace in the face of what he relentlessly decried ...

On the road to Damascus, Saul of Tarsus, who we would later come to know as St. Paul, saw a blinding light and from it heard ...

Each year Pope Francis shared monthly prayer themes. His prayer for April 2025 was particularly pointed for the modern world: “Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human ...

Vatican City THOUSANDS GATHERED AT THE PIAZZA SAN PIETRO Monday evening to pray the rosary and honor the life of Pope Francis ...

The death of Pope Francis has sent shockwaves through Iraq’s Christian community, where his presence once brought hope after ...

Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli ...

COMMENTARY: I think of his humor, his humility, and his deep, unwavering attentiveness to those before him. More than ...

Francis was a master of making emotional connections, resulting in viral moments that rocketed across the internet.

His death ends a historic chapter for the Catholic Church. The first Latin American pope, he opened the doors of his faith to ...