The International Olympic Committee will replace the 10 medals that American swimmer Gary Hall Jr. lost when the California wildfires destroyed his home last week, IOC president Thomas Bach said ...

Pope Francis has slammed President-elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plans and described the policy as a "disgrace." "If it is true, it will be a disgrace, because it makes the poor wretches ...

One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility, as seen in his decisions to live in a Vatican guesthouse and carry his own briefcase ...

“Hope,” the autobiography of Pope Francis, hit the shelves of Italian bookstores Tuesday and will be on sale starting Jan. 16 in more than 100 countries. The book marks the first time a pope ...

U.S. swimmer Gary Hall Jr. left behind his 10 Olympic medals while fleeing the Los Angeles fires with his dog, Puddles. On Sunday, he learned that they will be replaced. The International Olympic ...

Pope Francis on Sunday thanked the mediators who brokered the latest ceasefire deal in Gaza, which came into effect on Jan. 19. After praying the Angelus with thousands of pilgrims gathered in ...

Pope Francis called for peace around the world and for global conflicts to end in his annual “Urbi et Orbi” Christmas message to the faithful. Speaking from the central balcony of St. Peter ...

Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation, peace and care for others. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and ...

Pope Francis kicked off the event while opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Tuesday. The sacred event for the Catholic Church is typically held every 25 years for ...

Gary Lineker could not resist taking a dig at Alan Shearer while presenting the BBC's coverage of Arsenal's FA Cup third-round clash against Manchester United. Lineker was joined by pundits Theo ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a dec ...