Further reading: The taped image of the Virgin Mary carried by Pope Francis On this solemnity ... asking for her intercession by praying the rosary. Praying the rosary is a powerful weapon ...

The pope, who turned 88 Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies.

The 2024 National Eucharistic Congress was a capstone event during the third year of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ initiative to renew faith in the Eucharistic Lord. The five-day congress ...

ROME — (AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome's main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates ...

The annual challenge for clerics is to present a story listeners think they know everything about — the Son of God being born ...

Celebrating Christmas Mass after opening the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis said the birth of Jesus fills Christians with hope ...

Pope Francis' historic visit to Jakarta from Sept. 3 to 6 was an important milestone for the Indonesian Catholic Church this ...

Madonna has once again stirred controversy, this time by sharing AI-generated images of herself with Pope Francis.The 66-year ...

Hope, peace, joy and love are the four themes interwoven in our observance of Advent, as we await the celebration of the ...

Two attempts to assassinate Pope Francis when he made a historic visit to northern Iraq were foiled by British spies and police inside the country, Francis has revealed in his new autobiography.

Pope Francis became the first Catholic pontiff to visit Mosul in the war-torn country three years ago, in most likely the riskiest foreign trip of his 11-year papacy. Writing in his upcoming ...

Pope Francis was the target of a suicide bombing plot in Iraq in 2021 that was foiled with the help of British intelligence, the pontiff has revealed in his autobiography. To mark his 88th ...