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 ...

The Vatican has released the first image of Pope Francis since he was admitted to hospital a month ago. The photo shows the ...

Bishop Dónal McKeown will officially submit his retirement letter to Pope Francis next Saturday. The Bishop of Derry turns 75 ...

Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance on Sunday as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after ...

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

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

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The pope has been in hospital for more than a month and his prolonged public absence has stoked speculation that he could choose to follow his predecessor Benedict XVI and resign from ... "The Holy ...

And unlike many other quality news outlets ... mirroring the path of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. open image in gallery Pope Francis has no intention of stepping down, close associates say ...

The pope has been in hospital for more than a month and his prolonged public absence has stoked speculation that he could choose to follow his predecessor Benedict XVI and resign the papacy.

"The rest of his pontificate remains a question mark for the moment, including for Francis himself," said Father ... predecessor Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pope since the Middle ...