At Vatican II, the pope said, the church recognized its responsibility to “proclaim the Gospel in a new way.”

Medics are useless if the wounded cannot reach them.

Pope Francis has already attracted more than 40 million followers on Twitter, and he is quickly making a splash on Instagram as well.

Pope Francis, newly 81, will begin 2018 with a focus on Mary and on migrants and refugees.

In Europe, Christmas is being stripped of its true nature "in the name of a false respect for those who are not Christian."

The pope took particular aim at areas of global tension where President Donald Trump is playing a critical role.