A fresh look at Drake’s voyages, dispelling the myths and uncovering some brutal truths. Show more For centuries, Sir Francis Drake has been celebrated as a national hero - the first Englishman ...

One of Pope Francis’s “popemobiles” is being transformed into a mobile healthcare unit for children and sent to the Gaza Strip, the Vatican’s official media outlet said on Sunday.

Sunday marked the end of a formal mourning period in the Catholic Church for Pope Francis, who died April 21 after 12 years in the papacy. He was 88. The pontiff's death catalyzed an extensive ...

On May 7, an expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to Pope Francis, who shied away from giving red hats to the traditional ...

Pope Francis thanked the young people for their desire to take action to make the world a better place. He blessed the crowd, adding "don’t forget to pray for me." Death did not stop Pope ...

The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis’ "pope-mobile" – a vehicle outfitted to protect the pontiff during his 2014 trip to the birthplace of Jesus Christ – is being converted into a mobile ...

“Everything is connected,” Pope Francis wrote — five times — in his encyclical Laudato Si’. Since its publication in 2015, this text has become a reference for environmental protection ...

Pope Francis desired that consecrated Catholic men and women possess “a heart and a spirit pure and free enough” to love and serve the least among us, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime said at ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, has spent the bulk of his career outside the United States. Supporters say he represents a “dignified middle of the road.” By Motoko Rich ...

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (R) is considering throwing his hat into the ring in Florida’s 2026 gubernatorial race. Suarez, during an event hosted by Axios/The Race earlier this week, was asked ...

Pope Francis passed away on April 21, the day before the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave” was added to the Amazon Prime Video library. It was fortuitous timing, as the star-studded film follows ...

At the eighth Novendiales Mass on Saturday, Pope Francis was hailed as a “humble and compassionate pastor,” one who maintained “unwavering confidence in the vocation of women religious.” ...