On the 62nd World Day of Prayer for Vocations, the pope calls youth to embrace their vocations with faith and courage.

The Vatican released the pope’s message, titled “Pilgrims of Hope: The Gift of Life,” March 19, the feast of St. Joseph. Pope ...

Pope Francis noted many young people “feel dismayed as they look to the future,” and says “a call to leave ourselves behind ...

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The release of the photo a month into his treatment came after dozens of young people gathered under the pontiff’s windows to ...

North Macedonia’s Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski told journalists more than 1,000 young people were at the music ...

The nuns who operate the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls. Many want to know how Pope Francis is ...

While the pope did not appear from the 10th-floor suite of windows, he thanked them and acknowledged their presence in the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly ...

Francis was elected on March 13, 2013 as the 266th pontiff — and the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pope.