PHILADELPHIA -- For six days in September 2015, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United States, visiting some ... and address a joint session of Congress; delivered a speech before ...

Pope Francis’ transformative vision for the American church made it more open, but also energized conservative resistance ...

Pope Francis was the only pontiff to participate in a joint session of Congress. Here's a look back at his famous address to ...

A federal judge is hearing a challenge Wednesday brought on by the city of San Francisco and other local jurisdictions to ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas and the first to address the United States Congress, died on Easter Monday at age 88. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department on Tuesday, with plans to reduce staff in ...

In other words, Congress would be instituting a qualification to vote, a power that the Constitution leaves exclusively to the states. Indeed, while all states currently limit voting rights to ...

China is warning other countries against making trade deals with the United States to China’s detriment. Governments ...

The president does not have the authority to require proof of citizenship for all voters, a federal judge ruled.

Sister Norma Pimentel, who runs Catholic Charities in Texas' Rio Grande Valley, received a surprise sponsorship to attend ...