'Let us ask for peace upon Jerusalem and peace upon all those who love her,' Pope Francis tells gathered pilgrims at Vatican City

Pope has voiced opposition to Russian invasion of Ukraine while Russian Patriarch has supported it; potential visit would follow planned trip to Lebanon in June

Francis will go to site of 2020 Beirut blast; last year he insisted Lebanon must remain a 'land of tolerance and pluralism'; country has largest percentage of Christians in Mideast

Rector Taras Mikhalchuk and his fellow Ukrainian Catholic priests offer supplies, housing, and prayers to troops fighting for the past eight years

Pontiff breaks protocol to send his message of concern to Russia, later assures top Ukrainian Greek Catholic leader he would do 'everything I can' to help.

Fallout from independent audit continues to reverberate as church officials digest findings ex-pope mishandled cases earlier in career when archbishop of Munich

'To hurt a woman is to insult God, who from a woman took on our humanity,' pontiff says in homily, referring to Christian belief that Jesus was the son of God

Pope Francis laments ongoing conflicts in Middle East, Ukraine, Ethiopia, as Italy sets new daily COVID-19 case record

Leader of Catholic Church responds to resignation of Paris archbishop over 'little caresses and massages' he gave to his secretary

Pontiff tells the Palestinian Authority leader it's necessary to 'reactivate direct dialogue in order to achieve a two-state solution'