People need the mercy of God and the healing of the Holy Spirit to root out the sin in their lives – they cannot do it on their own, Pope Francis said at the general audience Wednesday.

While Pope Francis is facing monumental challenges on the clerical abuse scandals and allegations that he covered up the sexual misconduct of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, history shows he is not...

“Beauty builds bridges,” said Barbara Jatta, the director of the Vatican Museums, commenting on the new Vatican/Russian exhibit in St. Peter's.

At the request of various bishops' conferences, Pope Francis has changed the date of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees to the last Sunday of September.

Antimicrobial resistance poses a "great challenge" to global public health and puts the most vulnerable in our society at risk, said Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for...