A Swiss canton held a referendum on whether to make a financial contribution to the renovation of the new barracks for the Swiss Guard, the world’s smallest army, at the Vatican, with around 71.5...

Pope Francis encouraged young Catholics to take an active role -- not be spectators -- in the church's mission.

The humility of silence can help Christians sift through the loud and divisive noise in the world in order to listen to and discern God's will, Pope Francis told a group of Capuchin sisters.