Leo's decision to send the Vatican's UN envoy to Washington sends a strong signal about his desire to revive diplomacy at a ...

A leading U.S. Catholic voice for immigrant rights and an outspoken proponent of other progressive-leaning causes will become the new archbishop in the nation's capital as tensions are likely to rise ...

WASHINGTON -- One young boy in Washington, D.C. received the thrill of a lifetime Thursday morning when he got up close and personal with Pope Francis. It happened as the pope greeted well-wishers ...

Doctors said Monday that Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia but have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment. In the ...

Pope Francis deployed a deft political touch in his Washington charm offensive, pushing his agenda on finance, climate change and immigration without offending American sensitivities. The cheering ...

WASHINGTON -- Cheered by jubilant crowds across the nation's capital, Pope Francis forged common cause Wednesday with President Barack Obama on climate change, immigration and inequality, as the ...

Ten years ago — it doesn't seem like it's been that long, but the calendar tells me it has been — it was quite an exhilarating time for me and my parish family and, in fact, the whole Washington ...