In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world leader we know as Pope Francis — is a story finally told in his own words. But ...

Explore religious figures shaping global events in 2025. From influential leaders to rising voices, this four-part series ...

Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow started Mary’s Meals in a shed in the Highlands in 2002. Today the charity feeds more than 2.4 ...

In an opening address, the pope, lamented that throughout the world, children’s rights “are daily trampled upon and ignored.” ...

Speaking in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Pope Francis also drew attention Monday to his concern that young people, ...

Wrapping up a Vatican summit on the rights of children, Pope Francis announced he was going to publish a papal document dedicated to children.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday decried the deaths of children in global conflicts, telling a Vatican summit ...

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

Former president Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to meet Pope Francis on the sidelines of the the World Leaders’ Summit on ...

Megawati specifically urges world leaders to pay close attention to the issues of climate change and digitalization.

Pope Francis and leaders from around the world are meeting at the Vatican this week to discuss the rights of children, including the smallest and most defenseless children — the unborn.