"Your country … has families with three, four or five children," Pope Francis told President Joko Widodo of Indonesia. "Keep ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis canceled his scheduled appointments for Monday due to a mild flu, the Vatican said in a statement ...

It was the kind of quote that, when said by the right person under the right conditions, would inspire bold headlines.

In his first general audience since returning from the longest international trip of his pontificate, the pope expressed ...

(RNS) — The pope is back in Rome after his visits to Asia and Oceania. Here’s what we learned from his historic trip.

Despite cancelling his scheduled meetings and audiences Monday due to a “mild flu-like condition,” Pope Francis is still ...

“I’m really sad when I hear news reports saying that churches ... Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, 87-year-old Pope Francis met with representatives of Indonesia’s six officially recognized ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday urged political leaders in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, to guard ...

Francis, who will turn 88 on Dec. 17, has not rested one day since his return from the East on Friday, Sept. 13.

Jakarta, Indonesia — Pope Francis appeared in good health and good humor Wednesday on the first full day of what will be a marathon trip for the 87-year-old leader of the Catholic Church to ...

Pope Francis' longest and farthest trip has proven that despite his age, ailments and eight hours of jet lag, Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis celebrated a papal mass in Dili, East Timor on Monday, where almost half the population of the country gathered ...