The pontiff opened the two-day summit on Feb. 3 with a reflection on the many ways children are oppressed today, including ...

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah called for the universal and unconditional application of children’s rights, urging the world to reject "a status quo that deems some children’s suffering ...

Pope Francis has convened a high-level summit to demand that children be protected from war, forced labor, trafficking and ...

During the first hearing in a civil trial over the firing of a couple from their jobs at the Vatican Bank over a ...

Pope Francis on Monday decried the deaths of children in global conflicts, telling a Vatican summit that "nothing is worth ...

The Pope noted how Mary and Joseph were 'deeply moved and astonished' as Simeon identified Jesus through these three ...

In recent days a scandal-plagued Peru-based lay group has confirmed its suppression by the Pope Francis and has pledged ...

Pope Francis stumbles as his walking stick snaps at Vatican audience - The pope tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium ...

Caught between his progressive inner circle and an influx of conservatism, the Holy Father should 'brace' himself for a ...

Pope Francis nearly tumbled to the Vatican floor Saturday, when the handle of his walking stick snapped. But the 88-year-old ...

Pope Francis emphasized Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal conversion.

Pope Francis has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick ...