The Vatican is opening the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines.

Although the pontiff has begun meeting with more people, he remains frail and will not lead important Easter events, the ...

Pope Francis has taken the first step toward making Antoni Gaudí, the famed architect of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, a saint. On Monday (April 14), Pope Francis recognized the “heroic virtues” of the ...

To all, Francis offers a message of mercy. It is a message that has won him both praise and criticism.

Pope Francis’s encyclical, Laudato Si’, was published almost 10 years ago. This environmental text sought to move the ...

Pope Francis made a surprise visit to St Peter's Basilica in a wheelchair today while recovering from life-threatening ...

With fear "the driving force" in the current global climate, nations must recommit to nuclear disarmament and the regulation ...

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is a practicing neurosurgeon, chief medical correspondent for CNN, and host of the network's podcast ...

Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago after treatment for double pneumonia, entering St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in a ...

Pope Francis greets crowds in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican in his first appearance since leaving hospital.

MANILA, Philippines — A priest from the Diocese of Daet has been appointed as the new prelate of the Diocese of Pagadian. According to a statement from the Vatican Press Office on April 3 ...