The picture of the Pope Francis with the elephants inevitably evokes the memory of Annone, who five centuries ago was the pet of Pope Leo X.

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Pope Francis told ambassadors accredited to the Holy See on Thursday that he wasn't up to delivering his annual foreign ...

The pope pointed to the assassination attempt against Donald Trump as an example of growing polarization and mistrust.

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Harfouch performed his Concerto for Peace in front of an audience that included archbishops, cultural dignitaries, and ...

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Warning of “the increasingly concrete threat of a world war,” Pope Francis called for “the diplomacy of hope” in his address ...

The Vatican plays a unique diplomatic role in global conflicts, despite lacking military power, as Pope Francis navigates ...