begins badly and will end badly," Francis warned. The pope, 88, has made the defense of migrants and refugees a priority of his papacy since he was elected to lead the Catholic Church in 2013.

The Vatican on Wednesday announced that Pope Francis had appointed three new bishops to dioceses in the United States. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Dioceses of Sioux City ...

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.

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Pope Francis ramps up criticism of Trump's deportations Criminalising migrants 'will end badly', says pontiff Francis also appears to respond to Vice President Vance, a Catholic VATICAN CITY ...

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By Clarissa-Jan Lim Pope Francis issued a fierce rebuke of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts on Tuesday, calling it a “major crisis” in the U.S. and warning that it “will ...

It is axiomatic among cradle Catholics, like me, that converts, especially adult converts, can be the worst. Too many of them come to Holy Mother Church because they’re attracted to ...

Pope Francis weighed in on the true meaning of ... Vance was baptized Catholic at St. Gertrude Church in Cincinnati, about a 15-minute drive from his home. The church is led by the Dominican ...

Rome — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn't break his arm, but a sling ...

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Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any broken bones, the Vatican says. In a statement, the Holy See press office said that due to a fall Thursday morning in ...