Before Pope Francis became head of the Catholic Church, he went by the name Jorge Mario Bergoglio and held some surprising ...

The pope’s words emphasized his humility and belief that simple acts of devotion could unite the church. His illness has made ...

On this day 12 years ago, Pope Francis became the first pope from Latin America. Since then, in all of his travels around the ...

As Pope Francis emphasizes liturgical formation in what may be his final message on the subject, the church faces a crisis in ...

Francis was elected on March 13, 2013 as the 266th pontiff — and the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pope.

Pope Francis has marked the anniversary of his election as the head of the Catholic Church in hospital, a statement from the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery and hundreds of messages wishing him well.

In a 2022 interview with Spain's ABC daily, Francis revealed that he had written a letter of resignation soon after he was ...

The miraculous origin of the spring at Lourdes in France is well-documented, but in Ireland, there are about 3,000 holy wells ...

Claims against the famous artist have brought attention to the widespread sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse of ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo and Jason Horowitz Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The Roman Catholic world has been gripped by uncertainty as Pope Francis, 88, remains in a Rome hospital because of a ...

In addition, by fasting from the temptation to hurry and recklessly rush about, we embrace the Lenten call to grow by living ...