Pope Francis

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The former German chancellor painted a scathing picture of the president-elect — and hinted at a playbook for dealing with him.

Carlo Acutis was born in 1991 and died in 2006.

“According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide,” Pope Francis says in excerpts of a new book.

While the pope’s position on abortion is not surprising and he has used the same exact words before, his remarks come at a sensitive time for Belgium.

Church conservatives and liberals feud bitterly over reforms teased by the pontiff.

Pope Francis praised the courage of victims and reviled offenders at the end of an extraordinary papal visit.

“Concrete steps must also be taken,” Alexander De Croo told the pontiff.

“It’s a very, very strange week,” said a filmmaker who documented the clerical assaults.

Activist jumps in front of pontiff’s car, urges him to “stop torturing bulls.”

Trouble is brewing in the very regions that cradled the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.

Body language of the two leaders in Puglia also reflects tensions between them.

National leaders will discuss how to both govern the technology and harness it for growth.

Short version: He’s borrowing from the Trump playbook.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres asked for “an immediate cessation” of the hostilities, adding that “neither the region nor the world can afford another war.” 

Portugal’s snap election has brought seismic change — the Socialists are now in opposition and the center-right Democratic Alliance, which narrowly won the vote, will try to …

Russia’s war on Ukraine is “unjust” and must end, says Holy See’s top diplomat.

Francis suggested Kyiv shouldn’t be ‘ashamed to negotiate’ with Russia, in latest comments that seemed to parrot Kremlin talking points.

Friar Paolo Benanti is shaping how to control artificial intelligence in Rome and the Vatican.

It’s not enough to point out war crimes; we must also prevent them, says Pope Francis.

The move marks another shift in the church’s stance on LGBTQ+ issues.

Hanukkah candle sparks controversy in France.

‘Vatican, please clarify,’ the rabbinical assembly of Italy said.