Pope Francis began a speech to bishops gathered in suburban Philadelphia on Sunday morning with a strong condemnation of the clergy sex abuse scandal, then revealed his earlier meeting with victims. A ...

A Republican lawmaker said he will boycott Pope Francis' speech to Congress next week because of the possibility the pontiff will discuss his support for policies to fight climate change. Three-term ...

WASHINGTON -- Thursday morning, Pope Francis delivered a historic speech before a joint meeting of Congress. I am most grateful for your invitation to address this Joint Session of Congress in "the ...

Robert Francis Prevost has addressed the world for the first time as Pope Leo XIV. The new pope, 69, stepped onto the center balcony at St. Peter's Basilica just before 7:30 p.m. local time to deliver ...

Thank you for your kind words. Once again, following a tradition by which I feel honored, the Secretary General of the United Nations has invited the Pope to address this distinguished assembly of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to the United States. All times local: 9:20 a.m. Pope Francis met briefly with House Speaker John Boehner in an opening act of his ...