Pope Francis called on the world's Catholic cardinals, many of whom live in Rome and lead Vatican offices, to pursue a "zero ...

MTSU political science professors' 'Mae West effect' predicted the outcome of presidential elections in 2016 and 2020. It may ...

In a talk to leaders of popular grassroots movements, Pope Francis said, “It is often precisely the wealthiest who oppose the ...

If Pope Francis actually did say these very words in a misrepresentation of the stakes of the U.S. presidential election, ...

Maybe it is a sign of aging, Pope Francis said, but he is increasingly concerned about what kind of world he and his peers ...

Pope Francis told Roman Catholic cardinals they need to cut unnecessary spending to reach the Vatican’s zero-deficit target ...

Catholics in the U.S. don’t vote as a bloc, and in this election cycle there has been considerable debate about whom ...

The Holy Father insisted that it is neither “possible nor tolerable” to forget the damage done to the dignity of millions of ...

The Vatican is struggling financially, having been facing a critical situation for some time that has led to cost containment ...

A naval base less than 30 miles from Seattle has one of the world's largest concentrations of deployed nuclear weapons. Five ...

At 87 years old, and despite serious illness, Pope Francis is set for the longest tour of his papacy, far from the Vatican to ...

But in line with new Vatican criteria in place this year, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ruled that the positive ...