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Pope Francis says "a negotiated peace is better than a war without end"
In an exclusive interview with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis called for "negotiated peace" in Ukraine and Gaza, noting the devastating effects war has on children.
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In an exclusive interview with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis called for "negotiated peace" in Ukraine and Gaza, noting the devastating effects war has on children.
The Catholic Church's new "Infinite Dignity" document is largely a reiteration of opposition to practices it deems inconsistent with God's plan for human life.
Pope Francis skipped the homily on Palm Sunday at last minute, but did participate in blessing the palm fronds and olive branches. Candida Moss, an Edward Cadbury professor of theology at the University of Birmingham, joined CBS News to discuss the pontiff.
The Vatican says Pope Francis was taken to a Rome hospital "for some diagnostic tests" as he fights the flu.
The Vatican announced Monday it will allow priests to bless individuals in same-sex couples. Candida Moss, professor of theology at England's University of Birmingham, joins CBS News to unpack what the new guidance means for the Catholic Church.
A new document released by the Vatican Monday includes a new shift in policy by Pope Francis that allows priests to bless same-sex couples. Joshua McElwee, a news editor at the National Catholic Reporter, joins CBS News with the policy's potential implications.
Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples.
Cardinal Angelo Becciu was sentence to five-and-a-half years in jail Saturday after being convicted of embezzlement by a Vatican tribunal. Becciu is the first cardinal ever prosecuted by the Vatican criminal court.
Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the first cardinal ever prosecuted by the Vatican criminal court, was sentenced him to 5 ½ years in prison.
Pope Francis argued that the risks of technology lacking human values of compassion, mercy, morality and forgiveness are too great.
Francis, who will turn 87 next month, confirmed the lung inflammation but said he'd still travel to Dubai later this week to address a climate change conference.
In several cases, the Church was vague, saying it would leave decisions up to what it termed "pastoral prudence."
As Pope Francis suggests the Church may bless LGBTQ Catholics' relationships, Sister Anna Koop talks about privately blessing a friend and her partner.
After the Vatican published a bombshell letter from Pope Francis earlier this week in which he opened the door for priests to bless same-sex unions, the pope on Wednesday kicked off an important three-week-long meeting of Catholic bishops by saying "everyone, everyone, everyone, everyone" must be allowed in. Chris Livesay reports.
Pope Francis' big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church will include hot-button issues. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports the synod assembly will discuss priests being allowed to get married, if divorced and remarried Catholics should receive communion, whether women should be allowed to become deacons and how the church will handle LGBTQ community matters.
The 86-year-old pope welcomed the new "Princes of the Church" -- one of whom could one day become the successor to the current pontiff.
Pope Francis wrapped up his historic four-day visit to Mongolia on Monday. It's the first time any pope has visited the majority-Buddhist country. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay recaps the trip.
Exactly 40 years after the teenage daughter of a Vatican employee disappeared, the Vatican announced new leads "worthy of further investigation" have surfaced.
Pope Francis' medical team said he was expected to leave the Rome hospital following a successful recovery from abdominal surgery.
The surgeon who operated on Francis to treat a painful abdominal hernia said the 86-year-old pope was likely to remain hospitalized for at least five days.
There were no details about how sick Francis was, but the last time he had a serious fever, in March, he was rushed to a hospital and diagnosed with acute bronchitis.
A car driven by someone with apparent psychiatric problems rushed one of the entrance gates of the Vatican before being arrested by Vatican gendarmes.
The shards will be incorporated into a new cross from Wales that will lead the coronation procession on May 6.
The 86-year-old pope was discharged from a Rome hospital on Saturday after being administered antibiotics intravenously for bronchitis.
Pope Francis has been discharged from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis.
The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
A day after telegraphing potential concessions to Russia, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reconsidered his comment that it's unrealistic for Ukraine to join NATO.
A regional official says a man drove a car into a crowd in Munich in a suspected attack that has left almost 30 people wounded.
President Trump has said of the Education Department that he'd "like it to be closed immediately."
There were no reports of injuries or flooding after the USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision, the Navy said.
A public health expert breaks down the latest on what to know about bird flu.
The captain of a nearby fishing boat saw the pilots who ejected from a Navy fighter jet and rescued them after just moments in the water.
Recalled rolling coolers were sold for a six-year period by retailers nationwide including Amazon, Costco and Target.
Only a handful of webpages on federal health agency sites were ordered to be restored.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's White House visit takes place on the same day as President Trump's announcement of new reciprocal tariffs.
A day after telegraphing potential concessions to Russia, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reconsidered his comment that it's unrealistic for Ukraine to join NATO.
There were no reports of injuries or flooding after the USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision, the Navy said.
Recalled rolling coolers were sold for a six-year period by retailers nationwide including Amazon, Costco and Target.
The decision to oust David Huitema came two weeks after at least 17 inspectors general were removed from their roles.
Recalled rolling coolers were sold for a six-year period by retailers nationwide including Amazon, Costco and Target.
CBS, Comedy Central and MTV are among the Paramount Global channels scheduled to go dark on YouTube TV Thursday night.
Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan confirmed they've scrapped merger talks announced in December, ending a potential combination that would have created the world's third-largest automaker.
The bird flu is still wiping out poultry flocks, leading to supply shortages. Here's when egg prices could come down, experts say.
Although President Trump can't overturn the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, experts say he can change how it is enforced.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's White House visit takes place on the same day as President Trump's announcement of new reciprocal tariffs.
A day after telegraphing potential concessions to Russia, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reconsidered his comment that it's unrealistic for Ukraine to join NATO.
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced she plans to run for U.S. Senate on the same day Sen. Tina Smith announced she will not be seeking reelection next year.
The decision to oust David Huitema came two weeks after at least 17 inspectors general were removed from their roles.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced on Thursday that she will not run for reelection next year.
A public health expert breaks down the latest on what to know about bird flu.
Recalled rolling coolers were sold for a six-year period by retailers nationwide including Amazon, Costco and Target.
Only a handful of webpages on federal health agency sites were ordered to be restored.
As Gaines County, Texas, deals with a measles outbreak, experts are reminding Americans that outbreaks like these can be avoided with available safe and effective vaccines.
Pain MD, which once ran as many as 20 clinics across three states, gave chronic-pain patients about 700,000 total injections near their spines, according to court documents. Last year, federal prosecutors proved at trial that the shots were medically unnecessary and part of an extensive fraud scheme.
There were no reports of injuries or flooding after the USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision, the Navy said.
Bradley Dawson, 40, will have to serve at least 18 years in prison in Fiji before he can be considered for a pardon, a judge said.
Archaeologists say the remnants of an ancient Roman basilica unearthed in the heart of London are "one of the most significant discoveries" in years.
Hamas says it will adhere to the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza after threatening to delay the next release of 3 Israeli hostages.
China in turn accused the Australian plane of "deliberately" intruding into airspace over the disputed Paracel Islands,
In the highly-anticipated film "Captain America: Brave New World," Shira Haas stars as Ruth Bat-Seraph, a former Black Widow spy turned U.S. security advisor. She joins Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford in this action-packed movie. Shira shares more about her role and the experience.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday unveiled their 2025 nominees for induction, which include Chubby Checker, OutKast and Mariah Carey.
Actor Lucy Boynton talks about the true crime miniseries that she stars in, "A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story." The drama series is about Ruth Ellis, a nightclub manager in 1950s Britain. Ellis is convicted of shooting and killing her abusive boyfriend. As part of her sentence, she became the last woman to receive the death penalty in the U.K.
After decades in the industry, actress Demi Moore is now a first-time Oscar nominee for her role in the horror film, "The Substance." She spoke to CBS News' Natalie Morales about her 40-plus year career and what this moment means for her.
Among the Westminster Dog Show finalists were a bichon frisé, a shih tzu, a whippet, a German shepherd, an English springer spaniel, a giant schnauzer and a Skye terrier.
During this week's artificial intelligence summit in Paris, arguments were made that advanced AI is critical in the world's current threat landscape. Many militaries are exploring how advanced AI technology can be integrated into weapons systems, including nuclear missiles. CBS News' Errol Barnett has more.
This week's Paris summit on artificial intelligence ended with the United States and the United Kingdom refusing to sign on to a declaration that calls on the development of AI to be inclusive and sustainable. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Vice President JD Vance warned foreign leaders on Tuesday against placing excessive regulations on artificial intelligence in Paris. He highlighted U.S. advancements in AI and vowed to safeguard the technology from people trying to weaponize it. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has the details.
Also omitted is Indigenous Peoples Month, Hispanic Heritage Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day, according to social media users and product experts.
The clouds contain carbon dioxide and only form high in Mars' atmosphere.
By switching the next space station crew to a different ferry ship, the Starliner astronauts will get home a bit earlier than planned.
Endangered Mexican long-nosed bats are now being tracked via "eDNA" using their saliva.
Methane is one of the climate-damaging gases emitted by industry, but a British firm has found a way to give it a major makeover.
The world set yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly U.S., a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, the European climate service Copernicus says.
A man was seen being taken into custody after a car slammed into dozens of people in Munich, injuring at least 28. Children are among those hurt, according to the mayor. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports as Vice President JD Vance visits Germany.
Bradley Dawson, 40, will have to serve at least 18 years in prison in Fiji before he can be considered for a pardon, a judge said.
Brent Sikkema's estranged husband made multiple payments to the man arrested for the killing in Brazil, prosecutors say.
It took forensics police almost a week to extract all the packages stashed inside the crusher's three rollers, officials said.
Florida investigators teamed up with a forensic genetic genealogy company to make a DNA profile that led to the identification.
The clouds contain carbon dioxide and only form high in Mars' atmosphere.
By switching the next space station crew to a different ferry ship, the Starliner astronauts will get home a bit earlier than planned.
Get ready for the Snow Moon, February's full moon, which is set to peak on Wednesday morning.
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
Starliner astronaut Sunita Williams says she and crewmate Butch Wilmore have not been "abandoned" in space, as NASA considers plans to speed their return.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Peterson's death sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci has been overturned. Now his supporters are pushing for a complete retrial.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
See some of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs that were discovered by detectives in a Seattle storage locker.
A man was seen being taken into custody after a car slammed into dozens of people in Munich, injuring at least 28. Children are among those hurt, according to the mayor. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports as Vice President JD Vance visits Germany.
An atmospheric river could bring mudslides to parts of California ravaged by massive wildfires. CBS News' Carter Evans is monitoring the weather, and meteorologist Jessica Burch has the latest weather forecast.
President Trump will announce new tariffs that will impact other nations. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady breaks down what's behind Mr. Trump's global moves and their impact on American wallets.
President Trump is set to announce new tariffs as retaliation for those imposed by nations against the U.S. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.
Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to lead the FBI, received enough votes in the Senate Judiciary Committee to move on in his confirmation process. This comes as the Senate confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.