However, that's not quite what Pope Francis has said in the past. When he called for "the courage to raise the white flag," he was referring to the Ukrainians, not to the Russians nor to ...

Image White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel after the College of Cardinals elected Francis as pope in 2013.Credit...Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Inside the Vatican, the dean of the college ...

The pope's health was the prime focus of the Mass, celebrated by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Vatican nuncio to the United ...