“There is no obligation to have recourse in all circumstances to every possible remedy” to keep a person alive.

Pope Francis condemned not only the threat of nuclear weapons but also “their very possession” in a landmark statement on Nov. 10.

Pope Francis said that priests must inform Catholic consciences “but not replace them.”

The appointments are further evidence of Pope Francis’ determination to assign important positions in the Roman Curia to women.

The pope sent his “heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and the wounded.”

A new book clarifies mystery of John Paul I’s death.