The first American pontiff has special circumstances but may want to file a return even if he doesn’t owe anything ...

"An American pope, number one... but number two, we went to grade school together," he said. Weinberger and the new pope grew ...

He got on very well with seminarians,” Meléndez said. “He was very open, reliable, sympathetic — and he loved talking to everyone in person.” ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin informed that the pope is ready to offer the Holy See as a meeting place between representatives of Ukraine and Russia. "We need to see what can be ...

A personal account of the new Pope's pastoral humility and personal warmth has come from one of his former altar servers, who ...