The Catholic Church’s ban on wigs in the 18th century was as revealing of attitudes towards disability as vanity and sanctity ...

Pope Francis' longest and farthest trip has proven that despite his age, ailments and eight hours of jet lag, Pope Francis ...

The Roman Catholic Church played an important part in East Timor’s independence struggle. But one of its heroes from that ...

Pope Francis receives a traditional hat during a meeting with faithful in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024.

In a country where women are often victims of violence and marginalization, the pope was confronted with the same reality in ...

One of the most significant impacts of Pope Francis' visit to Singapore is expected to be spiritual, along with his message ...

A crowd of an estimated 20,000 people gathered on the field in front of the Vanimo cathedral singing and dancing when Pope ...

Pope Francis visited the remote town of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, using his ambitious two-week tour in Asia and Oceania to ...

Pope Francis will touch down in Papua New Guinea later on Friday as the pontiff undertakes his longest ever overseas journey ...

Timor Leste, or East Timor, is a Southeast Asian nation that occupies half of the island of Timor and is almost the size of ...

Pope Francis visits continues visit to Asia and Oceania, next visiting Papua New Guinea to engage with remote Catholics about ...

Let us not be afraid to scale down our plans when necessary, not in order to diminish them but to make them even more ...