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

Many times in my life I have encountered nuns with a vinegar face, and this is not friendly, this is not something that helps ...

Cardinal Baldassare Reina emphasized three fundamental aspects of episcopal ministry while emphasizing that episcopacy is ...

The Mass also marked the Jubilee Year, launched on Christmas, with Francis noting that 'Mary is the door through which Christ ...

Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...

Pope Francis started the new year with a powerful call for the defense of life, emphasizing the Catholic Church's stance ...

Pope Francis called for the protection of life at New Year’s Day Mass on Wednesday ... Mother of God,” Francis said in his homily at Saint Peter’s Basilica. “May we learn, like her ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to ...

The pontiff has ushered in 2025 by calling for Catholics to reject abortion and calling for a "firm commitment" to protect ...

Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans offered prayers for victims of what he described as a “sign of utter disrespect ...

Some 32 million tourists are expected to walk through the “Holy Door” just opened by Francis at St Peter’s. He’s asked all to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy ... speech on Christmas Day from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica ...