The pope made his appeal for peace himself and read his prepared greetings to Italian visitors as well as the short summary of his catechesis in Spanish, but his breathing sounded labored and ...

Thanking members of the military and the police for their service, Pope Francis asked them to be on guard against seeing other people as enemies and instead dedicate their lives to defending life, ...

“I hope that next time I can,” Francis said. Reading the pope’s catechesis on St. Luke’s Gospel ... his General Audience, urging prayer and penance for peace. Unable to speak fully ...