This was the first time a special saying of the rosary was recited for the pope, Vatican officials said. Such a saying of the rosary is usually reserved for popes in grim conditions. The death of John ...

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, 76, is Pope Francis' biggest critic, an anti-vaccine traditionalist papal lawyer who would be the ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "Being ordained is not an ascent but a descent, whereby we make ourselves small, lower ourselves and ...

A Rome-based Filipino priest has urged the public to avoid spreading false and unverified information about the health ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition as the Vatican called senior church officials in Rome to a special saying of the ...

“Popes are very important figures,” said Michael W. Higgins (no relation), author of the biography of Pope Francis, “The ...

Pope Francis, 88, developed pneumonia in both lungs over the weekend and is expected to remain in hospital for the next few days as he receives treatment ...

This Maundy Thursday, let us remember the extreme length and the profound depth of Jesus’ dying love. At long last, Jesus came to the climactic hour for which he had been born. We rightly remember his ...

Parents and children travelled from as far as Monaghan to snap up a free preowned Holy Communion outfit or accessories at an ...

The Vatican announced Monday that cardinals will lead a nightly rosary in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ recovery, with ...

Rome-based Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle on Sunday joined calls for prayers for Pope Francis, who remains in the hospital for ...

Here’s an interactive map that shows many of the pilgrimage sites that have been designated across the U.S. for the jubilee ...