He spoke at Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed. He stood at the very lectern Abraham Lincoln used to deliver the Gettysburg Address. And he...

Pope Francis kissed the forehead of a boy with cerebral palsy after landing in Philadelphia on Saturday morning, coaxing a small smile from the severely disabled 10-year-old. Francis apparently...

SEAFOOD FROM SLAVES-ARREST — The Thai captain of a seized cargo ship carrying an estimated $2 million worth of seafood has been arrested in Indonesia on suspicion of illegal fishing, in the...

Pope Francis met with victims of child sexual abuse Sunday on the final day of his U.S. visit and promised to hold accountable those responsible for the scandal in the church, delivering a...

Russia has exchanged an Estonian who had been convicted of espionage for a former Estonian policeman convicted of treason for passing state secrets to Moscow. The two men were exchanged Saturday...

Sweeping through the landmarks of America's biggest city, PopeFrancis on Friday offered comfort to 9/11 victims' families at ground zero, warnings to world leaders at the United Nations and...

NEW YORK — After policy-focused speeches to Congress and the United Nations, where he blamed a "thirst for power and material prosperity" for destroying the planet, Pope Francis embarks on the...

Pope Francis left New York City to head to Philadelphia Saturday morning (afternoon in Europe) as several hundred people waved him goodbye at John F. Kennedy Airport. The pontiff, who suffers...

NEW YORK — Pope Francis plunges into the melting pot of New York after reminding the country of its immigrant origins in the first papal speech before Congress. At an evening prayer service in...

Pope Francis made a rousing show of gratitude for American nuns on Thursday while thanking clergy for persevering through the priest sex abuse scandal, seemingly intent on moving the U.S. church...