Pope Francis has a point about the sanctity of life that Republicans and Democrats might hate. They should ponder it, anyway.

Making the effort to use his own voice at the end of the audience, the pope earnestly pleaded with Catholics to “do our best” ...

Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was still suffering from a bout of bronchitis and asked an aide to read prepared remarks ...

Not so Pope Francis this week. It was not a spokesman, but the Pope himself, and his letter was drafted in the form customary ...

Pope Francis’s letter poses an implicit question to the whole church in the United States: Will we subject our political debates on immigration to the scrutiny of the Gospel or not?

Pope Francis described Donald Trump's migrant deportations as a "major crisis" Tuesday, prompting a rebuke from the US president's border czar, who told the pontiff to "stick to the Catholic Church".

The fallout highlights a potential growing ideological divide between conservative Catholicism and Trump's MAGA base. Pope Francis has frequently shown support for immigrants and refugees, while the ...

VATICAN— Pope Francis addressed the bishops of the United States on Tuesday about the country’s ongoing mass deportation of ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has rebuffed threats from US President Donald Trump to cut aid to South Africa over the country's land reform policy. South African President Cyril ...

On the cards for a decade, this key piece of legislation has come to halt within reach of the finishing line of enactment, but President Cyril Ramaphosa has yet to nudge it over with his signature.