Earlier that day he sent a note of blessing to President Donald ... One day earlier — on Sunday — Pope Francis criticized potential plans for mass deportations in the United States during ...

Any priest may confer the blessings of the Church, except those reserved to the Pope, to bishops ... In every blessing outside of Mass the priest should be vested in surplice and stole of the ...

On Sunday, Francis had employed a different tone during a televised interview in Italy, where he criticized reports of potential mass ... the pope invoked “an abundance of divine blessings ...

Pope Francis has urged U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to "narratives" that discriminate against and ...

Pope Francis has named a new head of the Archdiocese of Detroit, a bishop from Arizona who was introduced to the community ...

Pope Francis also praised the “important priestly presence” of military chaplains, pointing to the moral and spiritual ...

President Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan says Pope Francis should "stick to the Catholic Church," as the pontiff criticizes U.S. plans for mass deportations.

Pope Francis appeared on a talk show on Italian television’s Channel 9 and was asked what he thought about Mr. Trump’s plan to carry out mass deportations of undocumented migrants immediately ...

Thanking members of the military and the police for their service, Pope Francis asked them to be on guard against seeing other people as enemies and instead dedicate their lives to defending life, ...

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ...