NEW YORK | "Dear Pope Francis," 10-year-old Mohammed begins, "Will the world be again as it was in the past?" Signed "Respectfully yours," the boy wrote from a Jesuit-run school for refugee ...

Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know about his family.

Pope Francis poses with a woman and three children during a lunch in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall for more than 1,000 poor and economically disadvantaged people on Nov. 19, 2023. (photo: National ...

Pope Francis receives a hug on his birthday Dec. 17, 2023. The pope in the morning met with children and families who are assisted by the Vatican’s Santa Marta Pediatric Dispensary.

For decades, unwed mothers in Italy were pressured to give up children born out of wedlock. Thousands were sent to America.

Pope Francis on Saturday addressed the first World Children’s Day, a gathering with children from around the globe, where he spoke on the importance of building a future based on peace, hope and ...

Pope Francis on Sunday announced a meeting with children to be held at the Vatican on Nov. 6. The event in the Paul VI Audience Hall, sponsored by the Dicastery for Culture and Education, will be ...

ROME (AP) — Dozens of children toting yellow and white balloons — many from war-torn countries — gathered outside Rome's Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis on his fifth Sunday ...

Pope Francis made his first public appearance since undergoing abdominal surgery last week, visiting children in the hospital where he is staying. The pontiff, who has continued to improve in ...

A drawing of Pope Francis can be seen in this photograph taken June 9, 2023. It was one of a number of drawings and cards for the pope made by children and young adults recovering in the pediatric ...

Pope Francis' legacy of compassion continued beyond his lifetime, as his beloved popemobile was repurposed into a mobile health unit for the children of Gaza This final act of solidarity ...

Pope Francis will be mourned by the world Saturday — but only one of his relatives is expected to attend his funeral. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the future pontiff was the oldest of five ...