Pope brings Holy Year and prayers for better future to Rome prison, a 'cathedral of pain and hope'

Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome's main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church's once every quarter-century celebration that ...

Pope condemns 'savage' church attack, urges French to be united

Pope Francis condemned as "savage" an attack in which three people were killed at a church in France on Thursday, and the Vatican said terrorism and violence were never acceptable.