The pope was bested by a sports figure and an e-commerce firm chairperson.

Catholic bishops in Congo have abandoned attempts to arrange a government-opposition power-sharing agreement, amid rising violence.

Justices considered the cases of three church-affiliated nonprofit hospital systems being sued for underfunding pension plans.

Francis greeted an interfaith group of Iraqis in St. Peter's Square and issued a special appeal for peace in Iraq at the end of his general audience.

The Guantánamo tribunals create a precedent that endangers us all.

Reversing any effort that reduces greenhouse gas pollution endangers the planet and puts the world's most vulnerable people at risk, the advocates said.