Pope Francis's convalescence has revived memories of the painful end of John Paul II's life, highlighting the need to balance protecting his fragile health with keeping him in the public eye. "At the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private ...

COMMENTARY: Though he died 20 years ago, John Paul remains a pope of the future.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, gives his homily during a Mass to pray for Pope Francis with ambassadors ...

The pope was hospitalized Feb. 14-March 23 after a case of bronchitis worsened, making it difficult for him to breathe. He ...

Member of first graduating class faults diocese, Bishop Lucia for failing to consult the people affected, lacking transparency and using a "faulty, almost nonexistent, decision matrix." ...

Religious life is full of lessons that shape and transform us over time. This month, we asked panelists: What is something ...

Even during his five weeks in the hospital battling pneumonia that nearly killed him, Pope Francis has never been shy about showing weakness.

On the night of March 12-13, 2013, just hours before Cardinal Jorge Bergolio would be elected pope, young adults were ...

Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life ...