The Vatican press office released a photo of Pope Francis concelebrating Mass on Sunday in a private chapel of Rome's Gemelli ...

The Vatican has released the first photograph of the pope in more than a month, showing Pope Francis wearing a purple Lenten ...

Pope Francis has been hospitalized since Feb. 14 with bilateral pneumonia, and it's making some question whether he'll step ...

Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still ...

While Pope Francis previously announced plans to travel to Turkey, one possible obstacle to a universal agreement could be ...

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it hard to speak publicly. His condition soon developed into ...

Mercy and compassion must be our first impulse when confronted with sin and human failure,' said the cardinal, who will fill ...

The hymn “Again We Keep This Solemn Fast,” was written in the late sixth century by Pope Gregory, also known as St. Gregory the Great, and is traditionally sung during the first week of Lent. “Written ...

Friday marks three weeks since Pope Francis was hospitalized for bronchitis, which then led to double pneumonia.

The recorded message was the first released by the Vatican since Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory illness on Feb. 14.

Catholics marked the start of Lent without Pope Francis on Wednesday. The 88-year-old spent his twentieth day in the hospital ...