The Church through sacred scripture gives us three primary tools for Lent: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. In our Lenten ...

The Vatican may have been home to a series of 16 erotic frescos that were quickly turned into a booklet with accompanying ...

Francis was admitted to a hospital Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened. He later developed a life-threatening case of ...

Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger is introduced as the next archbishop of Detroit, at the Sacred Heart Major Seminary, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.

The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected on the fifth ballot of the 2013 conclave, which was called after Pope Benedict XVI resigned. While Francis has praised Benedict’s humility ...

Francis has always left the door open to resigning were his health to deteriorate, following the example of Benedict XVI ... a holy year organized by the pope that is predicted to draw an additional ...

The 88-year-old became head of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013, following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. He has been hospitalized for nearly a month, but on Monday, doctors said ...

The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected on the fifth ballot of the 2013 conclave, which was called after Pope Benedict XVI resigned. While Francis has praised Benedict’s humility ...