Pope Francis approved a new three-year process to consider reforms for the global Catholic Church, the Vatican said on ...

For much of the church’s history, the pope’s body was closely associated with the sanctity of his office, as the papal ...

A Mass was held in St. Peter's Basilica Friday in honor of Pope Francis as the 88-year-old marked two milestones this week: ...

The pope has emerged as an increasingly lonely moral voice against perilous global trends like nationalism and populism.

Four weeks after Pope Francis was hospitalized, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, celebrated a Mass for the pope.

Pope Francis has participated remotely in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat after getting good news from his doctors.

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 ...

Pope Francis issued a message Sunday thanking volunteers for the "miracle of tenderness" they offer the sick, as the Vatican celebrated the Holy Year Mass for volunteers around the world in his ...

COMMENTARY: Although he has not celebrated Mass publicly since 2022, the Holy Father has made Eucharistic adoration a main ...