Pope Francis is calling for the release of all hostages in Haiti where six nuns, whose congregation has served in Haiti for 80 years, were recently kidnapped. His appeal comes as the U.N. Security ...

Catholics including Interim Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé filled the church of St Peter of Petion-Ville in Port-au-Prince in Haiti at a Mass to honour the late Pope Francis, who died aged ...

Pope Francis on Thursday sent his condolences to Haiti and expressed his sadness at the “odious” assassination of President Jovenal Moïse – as he condemned “all forms of violence,” the ...

Haiti's President Leslie Voltaire walks past Vatican Swiss guards ahead of his meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Credit: AP/Gregorio Borgia ...

In this Jan. 26, 2018, file photo, Haiti President Jovenel Moise meets with Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican. Pope Francis is sending condolences from the hospital to Haiti ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has decided to send an initial contribution of $100,000 to Haiti to help with emergency recovery in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the Vatican announced Friday.

Pope Francis thanked Catholics worldwide for helping people in Haiti recover from a devastating earthquake, but said "there is still much work left to do."Marking the fifth anniversary of the ...

Following his Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Francis remarked on the killing of Sister Luisa Dell’Orto, an Italian missionary who served in Haiti.

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope and the first pope from the Americas, left an impact on the Catholic Church and on the world in many different ways. Here are five standouts.

Over his 12-year pontificate, Pope Francis created 163 cardinals from nearly 80 countries, including some two dozen that had not seen their own cardinal before — Haiti, Myanmar, East Timor ...

ROME — Pope Francis on Thursday sent his condolences to Haiti following what he said was the “heinous assassination” of President Jovenal Moïse.