Pope Francis has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, imploring him to “stop this spiral of violence and death” in Ukraine

Pope Francis has traveled to southern Italy to close out an Italian church congress that coincided with Italy’s national election

Pope Francis has traveled to Assisi, the birthplace of his namesake saint to deliver an appeal aimed at young people in hopes they can help save the Earth and make the world's economy more attentive to the poor

Pope Francis is traveling to Kazakhstan this week to participate in a conference of world religious leaders, with Russia's war in Ukraine clouding the visit

Pope Francis is asking for prayers to accompany him this week.

Pope Francis has beatified one of his predecessors, John Paul I, a briefly serving pontiff who was distinguished for his humility and cheerfulness

The Vatican has defended Pope Francis from allegations he hasn't come down hard enough on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, saying the pontiff clearly views the war launched by Moscow as “repugnant.”

Pope Francis has wrapped up two days of closed-door meetings with about 180 cardinals including the newest ones

ABC News’ Terry Moran reports from Rome as Pope Francis elevates 20 clergymen to the rank of cardinal.

Among the invited leaders is a new American cardinal who is known for his liberal views on issues like abortion and LGBTQ+ rights.

ABC News’ Terry Moran reports on the latest details from the consistory ceremony as Pope Francis meets with new cardinals.

The Pope hopes to create a global and diverse church with the new appointees, including Archbishop Robert McElroy from California.

Pope Francis has praised the humility of a 13th-century pontiff who resigned, during a visit to a quake-ravaged Italian mountain town

In hopes to make the Church more global and diverse, Pope Francis elevates 20 churchmen to the rank of cardinal from all over the globe, including East Timor, Mongolia and Nigeria.

This Saturday, San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy will join 20 other Catholic clerics in being elevated to the position of cardinal

The Vatican says a preliminary church investigation into sexual assault allegations by a Canadian woman against a top cardinal has determined the case doesn’t warrant further investigation

Pope Francis has met with a fourth group of transgender people who found shelter at a Rome church

Pope Francis has met with a top official of the Russian Orthodox Church ahead of an expected meeting next month in Kazakhstan with the Russian Orthodox leader, Patriarch Kirill

Pope Francis has promoted a Vatican nurse to be his “personal health care assistant” The Vatican announced the appointment of Massimiliano Strappetti on Thursday

The Vatican says Pope Francis will travel next month to Kazakhstan

Pope Francis says he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments

Pope Francis wrapped up his Canadian pilgrimage by meeting with Indigenous delegations and visiting Inuit territory in northern Nunavut

The Canadian government says Pope Francis’ apology to Indigenous peoples for abuses they suffered in the country’s church-run residential schools didn’t go far enough

On a historic trip to Canada, the Pope apologized to Indigenous communities for the Church's role in a residential school system that forcibly assimilated Indigenous people, leaving lasting trauma.

The pontiff has been in Canada to offer an apology over the Catholic church's role in the generational abuse many suffered at Indigenous residential schools.

ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports on Pope Francis’ first day in Canada, where he apologized for the Catholic church's role in the abuse the Indigenous community suffered at residential schools.

Pope Francis has apologized for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s “catastrophic” policy of Indigenous residential schools

"I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples," Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis offered a long-sought apology to the Indigenous community in Canada over the Catholic Church’s role in operating Indigenous boarding schools.

The pontiff is expected to apologize to indigenous Canadians for decades of abuse and cultural suppression at the country's residential school system, most of them operated by the Catholic Church.

The Pope apologized for the church’s role in what was done to indigenous families in the 19th and 20th centuries.

This is the Pope's first trip to North America in seven years, since he visited the U.S. and Cuba in 2015.

Pope Francis has landed in Canada, beginning a fraught visit.

The pope plans to apologize to Indigenous groups on Canadian soil this week.

Pope Francis’ trip to Canada to apologize for the horrors of church-run Indigenous residential schools marks a radical rethink of the Catholic Church’s missionary legacy in the Americas

The Vatican has centralized and overhauled its investment strategy after a botched deal lost tens of millions of euros

He will apologize to Indigenous groups for abuses by Catholic institutions.

The pope said they must have “zero tolerance” for sexual abusers in their ranks.

Pope Francis has named three women to serve as members of the Vatican office that vets bishop nominations

Pope Francis says he wouldn't live in the Vatican or return to his native Argentina if and when he ever retires

Pope Francis is planning to restart his pilgrimages within Italy after a pandemic-induced lull and knee pain that has made walking and standing difficult

Pope Francis has dismissed rumors he plans to resign.

Pope Francis has greeted members of the Congolese community in Rome after knee trouble forced him to cancel a planned pilgrimage to Africa

The Vatican didn’t announce the audience or provide any information about it.

Pope Francis is urging the people and leaders of Congo and South Sudan to “turn a page” and forge new paths of reconciliation, peace and development

The new monthly edition will be dedicated to the poor and people on the margins.

Pope Francis has blasted the violence that plagues Mexico.

Pope Francis has taken another step to reign in and regulate new religious groups in the Catholic Church

Pope Francis has blasted the “ferocity and cruelty” of Russian troops in Ukraine while praising the “heroism” and “courage” of Ukrainians to defend their land

Pope Francis is suffering from ongoing knee pain.