Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has met with Pope Francis to discuss, among other things, the need to establish a just peace in Ukraine.

Francis said that when things were going badly for a party to a conflict one had to show the "courage of the white flag" and negotiate. The pope's interview was believed to be the first time Francis ...

Ukraine has strongly rejected a call by Pope Francis for Kyiv to negotiate an end to its war with Russia and have "the courage to raise the white flag". Ukraine's foreign minister says it will "never ...

Pope Francis on Thursday encouraged midwives and OB-GYNs to carry out their mission not only with professional skill but also with “a great sense of humanity.” The pope’s words were conveyed ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” saying love is the force that compels people, including the Blessed Virgin Mary, to share their faith in God with ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis’ aide leans down to pick up the the handle of the Pope’s walking stick after it snapped as ...

When Pope Francis became the head of the Church ... the papal summer residence, Benedict gave Francis a large white box filled with documents. “These are the most difficult and painful ...

Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn’t break his arm, but a sling was ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The new autobiography of Pope Francis, co-written with the Italian journalist Carlo Musso, was released on ...

Pope Francis denounced an era of "disinformation ... used his platform and vast wealth to help propel Donald Trump to the White House. Meta has also come under fire after its chief Mark Zuckerberg ...

ROME — Pope Francis on Sunday ... s ties with the first Trump White House. Speaking on the eve of Trump’s inauguration in an Italian television interview, Francis responded to a question ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome “I like punctuality, it’s a virtue I have learned to appreciate,” Pope Francis writes in the fifth chapter of his autobiography, to be published on ...