In one of his final acts, Pope Francis cleared the way for Papua New Guinea to get its first saint -- an anti-polygamy preacher who died in prison during Japan's World War II occupation.

COMMENTARY: I think of his humor, his humility, and his deep, unwavering attentiveness to those before him. More than ...

World leaders remembered Pope Francis as "a beacon of compassion" after the death on Monday of the leader of the world's 1.4 ...

In memory of Pope Francis (1936–2025), this photo essay traces the remarkable journey of a pontiff who redefined the papacy ...

Many people are aware of the Japanese attack, in May 1943, on the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur, but few perhaps realise ...

Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News host, unleashed a sharp critique of the late pontiff’s leadership and political stance, ...

The Papua New Guinea U19 men's cricket team is in Japan to compete in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup East Asia-Pacific ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, has died on Easter Monday, ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process ...