ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, “wisely” following doctors’ advice, will skip Sunday’s customary public blessing to allow him to better heal after abdominal surgery earlier this week, his ...

Pope Francis greets cardinals during the 2023 Easter Mass at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. (Antonio Masiello/Getty ...

Cardinal Mario Grech has asked Catholics around the world to pray a blessing and special intercessory prayers for the Synod on Synodality. Cardinal Grech, general secretary of the synod, sent a ...

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Here is the full text of the official prepared remarks of Pope Francis' address to young people for the "Blessing of the Faithful" from the balcony of the Cardinal’s Palace in Bogotá, Colombia ...

Wartime Pope Pius XII knew details about the Nazi attempt to exterminate Jews in the Holocaust as early as 1942, according to a letter found in the Vatican archives that conflicts with the Holy ...

Pope Francis concluded his Sunday meeting with pilgrims in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, as he has been doing for more ...

I said, `The Pope is Argentine, but God is Brazilian.'” It was a reference to frequent claims by Lula and other Brazilian leaders that “God is Brazilian.” Categories: Politics , Brazil ...

Pope Francis spoke with Joe Biden by telephone on Thursday to offer “blessings and congratulations” to the US president-elect on his victory, the Democrat's transition team said in a statement.

Vatican City, September 30 - Pope Francis' Apostolic Letter, Motu proprio "Aperuit illis", published on Monday, establishes that "the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be devoted to the ...

Pope Francis sent greetings to China on Sunday, calling its citizens a "noble" people and asking Catholics in China to be "good Christians and good citizens," in his latest overture to the ...