Before an empty and rain-covered St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis held Eucharistic adoration and gave a blessing, praying for ...

In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the ...

'To go and proclaim the Gospel, we first need to set down the burden of our history at the feet of the Lord, to consign to him the weight of our past,' the Pope said. Pope Francis waves from a ...

Those who work to keep children and vulnerable adults safe are serving and honoring Christ, Pope Francis said in a written ...

The pope’s embrace of literature and history is a sharp contrast to some of his predecessors, a medievalist explains.

Francis is well aware that anytime he has gone into the hospital, the plotting has begun for electing the next pope, ...

Matteo Bruni, spokesman for the Holy See Press Office, said the 88-year-old pontiff, who is still recovering from a ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of transition. By Elisabetta Povoledo and Jason Horowitz Reporting from ...

Journalists and Vatican officials who have covered multiple pontificates describe the challenges, secrecy and unprecedented ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday highlighted the transformative power of God’s merciful love for those who encounter him at the crossroads of life. Since being discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital ...