Pope Francis on Sunday announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Jerusalem and Hong Kong — places where Catholics are a small minority — as he continues to leave his mark on ...

In July 2013, Pope Francis posed a question that marked a radical shift in the Catholic Church’s treatment of gay people. “If a person is gay and seeks God and has goodwill, who am I to judge him?” he ...

Pope Leo XIV has a message for Americans celebrating Thanksgiving. While speaking with NBC’s Molly Hunter on Tuesday, the ...

The Vatican has released the first images of Pope Francis, showing him in his casket with the Vatican secretary of state praying over him. Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state ...

Pope Francis was asking for prayers after three of his relatives were killed in a traffic accident in Argentina on Tuesday, NBC News reported. Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said "the pope ...

WATCH The People's Pope LIVE in the link embedded above starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, August 8 at 7 p.m., NBC10 presents The People’s Pope — an insider’s look into the story behind how Jorge Bergoglio, ...

Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery and hundreds of messages wishing him well. The pope ...

Pope Francis was admitted to hospital for bronchitis treatment Friday and has canceled all scheduled events for the next three days, according to the Vatican. “This morning, at the end of the ...

Pope Francis "slept well" overnight and was resting on Thursday morning after showing signs of slight improvement in his condition as he continued to receive hospital care for double pneumonia, the ...

Ahead of his visit, Leo shared a Thanksgiving message with NBC News encouraging all people "to recognize that we have all ...