Pope Francis has declared Mother Teresa of Calcutta a saint of the church and a model of Christian life.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the "saint of the slums," will be canonized in Rome on Sept. 4.

As hope of finding any more survivors dimmed, the official death toll after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocked central Italy reached 290 on Aug. 29. The quake and over 300 aftershocks devastated the homes and lives of thousands of people in the early hours of the morning of Aug. 24.At least 400 peopl

Pope Francis made history earlier this year when he met the Russian Orthodox patriarch

Read the pope's first-ever message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

The new Vatican department focuses on "integral human development."

The Catholic Church's formal relationship with China broke off in 1951, but the Vatican secretary of state explains why that might be about to change.

The sorrow and pain is great. The stories of heroic deeds of rescuers and ordinary people are great, too.

The quake left at least 120 people dead, including many children, and obliterated mountain villages.

The pope is expected to reaffirm the vital contribution that different religions can make to peace in the 21st century.