Pope Francis said in his Christmas message Friday that fraternity is a watchword for these unusually troubled times exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. "At this moment in history, marked by ...

When Francis celebrated his first Christmas as pope in 2013, war loomed large in the world and over his young papacy. When he stepped out on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Day to ...

At Christmas, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to shun the image of a mighty and lofty God, "because there is always a risk that we can celebrate Christmas while thinking of God in pagan terms, ...

People wait for Pope Francis to deliver his traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi speech to the city and the world from the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, on December 25 ...

Pope Francis calls for peace in his Christmas prayers 00:24. Pope Francis on Monday blasted the weapons industry and its "instruments of death" that fuel wars, as he made a Christmas Day appeal ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says the Christmas season provides reason for hope amid the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic. During his Sunday blessing, Francis noted that the Vatican ...

In his Christmas Mass address Sunday, he said the word of God is being drowned out by the violence in Gaza. Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire multiple times since the war started on Oct. 7.

Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024, officially launching the Jubilee Year 2025. | Vatican Media ...

Pope Francis delivers his Urbi et Orbi Message to the World from the central loggia of St. Peters Basilica at The Vatican on December 25, 2024 in Vatican City, Vatican.