Successor Pope Francis will lead funeral on Thursday in St Peter's Square, before remains are laid to rest in the tombs beneath St Peter's Basilica

No more details immediately available on condition of 95-year-old pope emeritus, who has become increasingly frail as he dedicates post-papacy life to prayer, meditation

In Vatican meeting with relatives of captives and slain soldiers whose bodies remain in Gaza, pontiff says he will liaise with governments and Muslim religious leaders

Pontiff's move clears way for couple's sainthood; Poles hid Jews in town of Markowa until informant turned them in

Pontiff says 'history is repeating itself' in relation to Operation Reinhard, a mass killing of almost 2 million Jews in 1942-1943 in Poland's death camps

Rights groups urge head of Catholic Church to advocate for dissidents in Sunni-ruled kingdom, which faces accusations of oppressing its Shiite majority

A. James Rudin, longtime director of interreligious affairs at the American Jewish Committee, will be the 9th Jew to receive the honor from the Papal Order of St. Gregory

Delete it from cellphones 'so you won't have temptation in your hand,' pontiff advises

Outrage in Germany over Holy See's response to church's attempts at changes to stop hemorrhaging of Catholic faithful

Pontiff implores Russian leader to stop 'spiral of violence and death,' while requesting Zelensky 'be open' to peace proposals