Francis will attend a conference attended by Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Shinto and Jewish leaders and promote 'the peace for which our world is thirsting,' he says

Comments come after a six-day trip where he apologized to survivors of abuse at Catholic-run schools, where they were cut off from families, language and culture

After grueling Canada vist, Pope Francis stresses that he hadn’t thought about resigning, but acknowledges his knee injury makes it difficult for him to go on as before

Francis insists there aren't 'good guys and bad guys,' lauds Ukrainian 'heroism,' says he will seek a meeting with Russian Patriarch Kirill who has backed the invasion

Dani Dayan and pontiff discuss ongoing cooperation on Holocaust education and antisemitism prevention

Pontiff hobbled by acute pain, but trip expected to go ahead after short delay; visits planned for July still on schedule

85-year-old wheeled into the Paul VI hall at the Vatican for a meeting of a Catholic organization of sisters and nuns

Pontiff says he won't visit Kyiv until he has gone to Moscow, but Putin has ignored request for meeting; says Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill 'cannot become Putin's altar boy'

Israeli rabbi, American Jewish philanthropist, Chabad rabbi put on interfaith event in Chernitski with a message from the pope

Pontiff says Vatican diplomats warned that sit-down with Kirill, a supporter of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 'could lead to much confusion'