The leader of the Roman Catholic Church calls on his followers to abstain from a lot. Pope Francis’ latest request: stop scrolling. The Vatican head, 88, told an audience at the Jubilee of the World of Communications in Rome at the weekend that too much social media should be avoided because it causes “brain rot”—or putrefazione cerebrale in the more elegant Italian.

Pope Francis indicated that the Catholic Church was willing to accept a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.

Pope Francis reminded the audience that Catholic communications is something that must extend beyond Church boundaries.

US Border Czar Tom Homan responded strongly to Pope Francis' criticism of Trump's deportation policies by accusing him of hypocrisy. Homan defended the US's strict immigration measures while pointing out the Vatican's own security practices,

Appointing another woman to an administrative post at the Vatican, Pope Francis says women suffer 'no deprivation' in not being ordained.

"Each time a pope takes ill, the winds of a conclave always feel as if they are blowing," Francis writes in his new memoir, referring to centuries-old tradition of cardinals gathering in the pope's official residence, the Sistine Chapel, after a pontiff's death to elect the next.

Pope Francis is taking the highly unusual decision to dissolve an influential Catholic group from Peru which has been plagued by allegations of abuse from within its community, including allegations related to its founder,

He ought to stick to the Catholic Church and fix that. That’s a mess,’ Homan said in response to the pope’s recent criticism.

Tom Homan said the Pope should focus on "fixing the Catholic Church" instead of criticizing U.S. immigration policies.

The plan was to publish the pope's memoirs after his death, writes co-author Carlo Musso. But Francis decided to release the book sooner to coincide with the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year, which began on Christmas Eve. In Hope, Francis reiterates many of ...

Pope Francis emphasized that hope is “always possible” in Jesus Christ during an ecumenical vespers service marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Pope Francis has been a vocal advocate for migrant rights, criticising restrictive immigration policies. "If true, this will be a disgrace," Francis said of Trump's deportation pledges.