"God is present in the midst of his people, not because he dwells within four walls, but because he lives as a man among ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Italy and the Vatican in April to meet with Pope Francis, as the Catholic ...

In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world leader we know as Pope Francis — is a story finally told in his own words. But ...

Popes don’t do that. Only one other pope in history, of the all 260+ who have sat on St Peter’s throne, had retired. If Francis had also, in view of his evident infirmity, decided to go ...

The pope has faced several health challenges in recent years, including knee problems requiring a wheelchair, respiratory ...

Pope Francis emphasized Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal conversion.

The Pope noted how Mary and Joseph were 'deeply moved and astonished' as Simeon identified Jesus through these three ...

About a month after the event, Francis told faithful gathered at St. Peter’s Square that in Gaza “we have gone beyond wars. This is not war. This is terrorism.” For many Jews, the pope’s ...

Pope Francis also begins to remain seated in the popemobile while greeting pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square. On April 30, he says that his doctor has ordered him not to walk. The Pope says at the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter’s Square ...

North Kivu was among the war-torn regions Pope Francis entrusted to the prayers of the faithful during his Sunday Angelus ...