VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square and treat them to a surprise popemobile romp through the piazza, ...

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I reaffirm efforts to establish a common Easter date for all Christians during a joint declaration in Istanbul, as the Pope continues his visit to ...

The 266th pontiff had just delivered his annual Easter prayer before the Vatican announced his death. Pope Francis‘ death came weeks after he was hospitalized for bronchial and pneumonia-related ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The contrast couldn’t be greater. Perhaps God orchestrated Pope Francis and Donald Trump to be ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless thousands of people in St. Peter's Square and treat them to a surprise popemobile romp through the piazza, drawing ...

VATICAN CITY -- Celebrating Easter Sunday, Christianity's most joyous and hopeful day, Pope Francis prayed for peace in Ukraine and Syria and for an end to the terrorist attacks in Nigeria that have ...

WASHINGTON — Hours before he died, Pope Francis made a final public appearance on Easter Sunday, blessing a crowd of faithful from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and taking one last trip ...