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.

Australia’s National Rugby League is set to expand its sporting footprint more than 3,000 kilometers (1,860 miles) west of ...

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

The body of Pope Francis will be moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public mourning for an ...

Pope Francis often recounted playing as a young boy on the streets of Buenos Aires, using a ball made of rags.

Following Pope Francis' death, the Vatican enters a phase known as 'Sede Vacante' as cardinals prepare to elect a new pope.

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

Pope Francis, 88, died of a stroke and heart failure, the Vatican said. Francis was last seen Sunday when he gave the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

At the other end of the spectrum is the underworld of Port Moresby, the capital, a city plagued by carjackings and other street crimes. Many of the perpetrators are young men who left the ...