The meeting comes in the midst of an ongoing national crisis in Venezuela marked by daily protests that have lasted more than 70 days and by acts of repression from the forces of President Maduro’s government.

Pope Francis celebrated Pentecost Mass, urging Christians to avoid "diversity without unity" and "unity without diversity."

Vatican officials slammed it as “a disaster for the whole world because the United States has such importance today and is a country that many follow.”

The attack in central Egypt today killed at least 26 people, including children aged 2 to 4, and wounded 25 others.

Media reports that the meeting was “cold” are “a gross misinterpretation,” a Vatican source told America.

President Donald Trump and Pope Francis held a private 30-minute meeting at the Vatican on Wednesday laden with religious symbolism and ancient protocol.

Vatican leaders seem quietly confident that the meeting will go well.

The new cardinals named by Pope Francis come from El Salvador, Laos, Mali, Spain and Sweden.

The conflict is almost certain to be on the agenda for discussion when President Trump comes to the Vatican.

Pope says he will not pre-judge Trump and that Marie Collins had some good reasons for her resignation from the sex abuse commission.