Pope Francis has long recognized that the reform of the Roman Curia, which he began in 2013, is a difficult task.

25,000 children and pilgrim sang the pope “Happy Birthday" today in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis will renew the mandate of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors for another three years, informed sources told America this week.

Sources in the Vatican say they cannot understand how President Trump’s decision to recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel can be in the best interests of the United States.

The pope was lauded at the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize for condemning the “false sense of security” of nuclear weapons.

Without naming President Trump, the pope urged all nations to "respect the status quo" of Jerusalem in accordance with United Nations resolutions.