The Holy Father ... concluding, Benedict XVI announced that, just as at the beginning of his pontificate John Paul II had continued the reflections on Christian virtues begun by Pope John Paul ...

Pope Francis on Monday declared Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí “venerable,” bringing the designer of Barcelona’s iconic ...

Thank you very much," the 88-year old pope said as he was pushed through Saint Peter's ... pontiff might hang up his papal ...

In a moving homily read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the pontiff described how suffering can become “a place of encounter” ...

Bishop Dónal McKeown will officially submit his retirement letter to Pope Francis next Saturday. The Bishop of Derry turns 75 on April 12 and under canon is obliged to offer his resignation from ...

Thank you very much," the 88-year old pope said as he was pushed through ... his papal crook after the example of his predecessor Benedict XVI, who quit in 2013 citing his declining mental and ...

Pope Francis was not scheduled to make any official appearances this Sunday, however, as Mass for the Jubilee of the Sick and ...

Journalist Valentina Alazraki interviews Pope Francis in a 2019 interview ... an enormous responsibility.” Benedict XVI “was always negative in the news, when he could have been positive ...

Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance ... hang up his papal crook after the example of his predecessor Benedict XVI, who quit in 2013 citing his declining mental and physical health.

Image Cardinal McCarrick, center, attended a news conference ... by Pope Francis, in which he largely absolved himself, put fault chiefly on his predecessors, Pope Benedict XVI, and in particular ...