Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, passed away at 88 after a critical health battle. The late head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, who was since 2013, ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, passed away at the age of 88, on Easter Monday (April 21, 2025), nearly a month after he was discharged from the ...

Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of prisoners and refugees. On Thursday, his successor performed the rite of humility ...

Pope Francis, who recently survived a bout of double pneumonia, has died aged 88, 12 years after he was elected during the ...

Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square and treat ...

During Holy Week 2025, Pope Francis was called to share in the mystery of Christ's passion. No one knows whether he had some premonition that it would ...

SPRINGFIELD – The Pope Francis Prep community celebrated Tuesday afternoon as students and faculty from the school gathered to honor the boys hockey team for another state championship win. The ...

Pope Leo XIV has restored the traditional Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual by washing the feet of 12 priests.

Cardinals return to mountaintop despite serious push from St. John’s As players took the ice for the first overtime of a defensive marathon in the Div. 1 state final at TD Garden on Sunday afternoon, ...

Questions about whether Pope Leo XIV must vote in Peru or pay taxes in the United States remain unresolved, with one canon law expert arguing that the pope’s unique status as a sovereign head of state ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an extract from CNN Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb’s new book, “American Hope: What Pope Leo XIV Means for the Church and the World.” It will be published on March 26 by ...

There are many serious health conditions and diseases that affect the lungs and are associated with aging, like pneumonia, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Researchers have now ...