Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be undertaken elsewhere, as he welcomed an agreement the Vatican helped facilitate as part of a three-way dialogue with Washington and

Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy to succeed Cardinal Wilton Gregory as the Archbishop of Washington. A progressive voice in the American

Monday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, delivered a prayer during Trump's inauguration in Washington D.C., quoting from Psalm 46 and the Book of Wisdom and recalling the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s observed birthday, according to the Good Newsroom, a digital news outlet of the Archdiocese of New York.

ROME — Pope Francis offered prayers Wednesday for the people of Los Angeles as they endure deadly fires. Francis referred to the disaster during his weekly general audience Wednesday and invoked Our Lady of Guadalupe, which is revered by many Latino Catholics.

Pope Francis on Monday offered well-wishes to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a traditional message sent ahead of the presidential inauguration ceremony in Washington. The pontiff, who has previously expressed sharp disagreement with Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric,

Pope Francis marked the second inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump early Monday with a formal message, offering prayers for “wisdom, strength, and protection” for the 47th president of the United States.

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the nation's highest civilian honor, the White House said.

Pope Francis suffered a contusion and was later seen in public wearing a sling, but the Vatican confirmed he did not fracture any bones in the fall.

President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction to Pope Francis days before leaving the White ... Biden has also recalled that the pope came to Washington, D.C., in 2015, while he was vice president, and spoke to him about ...

US President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Jan 11 and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the nation's highest civilian honour, the White House said. It was the first time during his four years in office that Mr Biden awarded the medal "with distinction,

Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a decade after calling him “not Christian” for wanting to build a wall along the U.