Russia’s new ambassador to the Vatican is meeting with Pope Francis for a protocol visit to present his diplomatic credentials

Letter shows pope had detailed information from German Jesuit.

A sweeping study of sex abuse by priests and others within the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland has turned up more than 1,000 cases since the mid-20th century

A Polish family of nine including children were executed for sheltering Jews.

Ukraine’s Greek Catholic bishops have brought their complaints about the Vatican's diplomatic neutrality in Russia's war on their country to the Holy See itself

Pope wants big Vatican meeting on the future behind closed doors, ideology-free.

Pope Francis arrives in Mongolia for first visit by a pontiff as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained

Pope Francis arrives in Mongolia for first visit by a pontiff as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained

Pope Francis is travelling to Mongolia this week to minister to one of the world's tiniest and newest Catholic communities, the first-ever visit by a Roman pontiff to the East Asian country

The Vatican is seeking to tamp down an uproar that erupted after Pope Francis praised Russia’s imperialist past

Pope Francis says his visit later this week to Mongolia, the first-ever by a pontiff to that Asian country, is a much-desired occasion to meet with a “noble, wise” people

Pope Francis has expressed hope for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Niger following the military coup in the West African nation

Pope Francis is strongly condemning the “unjustifiable” assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate

"The Lord is clear," the pope insisted on Sunday. "The sick, the elderly, the young, old, ugly, beautiful, good and bad."

Aboard the Papal plane, he joked with reporters that he expected to come out of World Youth Day feeling "rejuvenated." By day three, that seemed to be the case.

Pope Francis is wrapping up his five-day trip to Portugal for World Youth Day, his first trip since undergoing abdominal surgery in June.

Pope Francis has met with survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Portugal, and the Vatican says he listened intently to them

Pope Francis arrives in Portugal for a 5-day visit to attend World Youth Day

Pope Francis is embarking this week on a five-day trip to Portugal for World Youth Day

Pope Francis’ peace envoy will meet with President Joe Biden in Washington this week as part of the Holy See’s peace initiatives for Ukraine

Pope Francis has given in to China’s unilateral appointment of a new bishop in Shanghai and formally recognized Beijing’s installation of Bishop Shen Bin three months after the fact

Pope Francis announced Sunday he's elevating 21 clergymen from around the world to become cardinals in a ceremony this September.

Pope Francis has set up a special commission that will identify those he hails as the new martyrs of the 21st century

The Argentine archbishop has refused to believe some victims, U.S. group says.

Pope Francis, in his first full week back at the Vatican following abdominal surgery, has met with Cuba's president

Two days after being released from the hospital, the Pope greeted thousands in St. Peter's Square this morning for his traditional prayer service.

Pope Francis leaves Rome hospital 9 days after having surgery for abdominal hernia and scarring

More than a week after his surgery, the wheelchair-bound pontiff visited the children’s oncology wing at Gemelli Hospital, where he’s recovering.

The Vatican press office released photos on Thursday of Pope Francis recovering after undergoing intestinal surgery.

The Vatican spokesman says Pope Francis is expected to be released from the hospital “in the coming days.”

It is not clear when the 86-year-old pontiff will return to the Vatican.

Pope Francis has followed his doctors' advice and skipped his customary Sunday noon public blessing as he convalesces from abdominal surgery

Pope Francis' surgeon says the pontiff is following doctors' advice and he will skip Sunday's customary public blessing to allow him to better heal after abdominal surgery

The Vatican says Pope Francis is “progressively improving” and sitting in an armchair working

The Vatican says Pope Francis is “progressively improving” and sitting in an armchair working

Pope Francis' night "passed well" after he underwent intestinal surgery on Wednesday, Vatican officials said Thursday morning.

Pope Francis' night "passed well" after he underwent intestinal surgery on Wednesday, Vatican officials said Thursday morning.

Pope Francis is out of surgery after a three-hour operation on his abdomen.

On today’s World View, ABC News correspondent James Longman explains Pope Francis’ operation, and Prince Harry testifies in a phone hacking case.

The 86-year-old pontiff will be under general anesthesia and will remain in the hospital for several days, according to the Vatican.

Pope Francis will undergo an intestinal surgery on Wednesday and spend several days in the hospital recovering, Vatican officials said.

Pope going to the hospital for intestinal surgery, will remain for several days, Vatican says

Pope Francis has made a quick trip to a hospital for tests and returned to the Vatican, two months after he was hospitalized with an acute case of bronchitis

Pope Francis resumed regular appointments on Saturday, one day after canceling his schedule due to a fever

The 86 year-old pontiff canceled his meetings on Friday after running a fever.

The Vatican said the Pontiff is expected to preside over mass on Sunday.

The Vatican No. 2 says a fever that a fatigued Pope Francis developed was owed to the fact that the pope greeted a huge crowd of people

Pope Francis approved changes to allow women to vote at the upcoming bishop’s meeting, a move being called "a significant crack in the stained glass ceiling.”

Pope Francis is defending St. John Paul II after the brother of a missing teenager linked her disappearance in 1983 to the late pope. ABC’s Rhiannon Ally has more.

The pontiff prayed for conflict resolution between Ukraine and Russia, as well as peace in the Middle East as violence has escalated recently in the region.