You can hate the death penalty and at the same time acknowledge its divine justice in the divine order of a God whose ...

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

For the fifth successive Sunday, Pope Francis sent a brief written note from the hospital for his weekly Angelus message.

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As he enters his 13th year as pope, Francis stands tall as the moral authority in today’s world, a voice pleading for ...

Pope Innocent III banned the clergy from wearing them in 1215 – a decree no one seems to have paid attention to, as Pope ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has increased his level of physical therapy and remains in stable condition, Vatican says.

Rome — Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors say his prognosis is still "guarded," the Vatican said Wednesday. A CT chest scan taken ...

Pope Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14. LONDON and ROME -- Pope Francis' health condition has shown slight improvement in the last 24 hours, according to the Vatican ...

But the possibility is anyone’s guess. Cardinals and other high-ranking clergy praying for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday evening.Credit... Supported by By ...

not have known “ ‘what was happening to these innocent boys who were under his brother’s care?’ The pope insisted that he had never suspected any mistreatment.” In retrospect ...

When a pope dies, his death is officially confirmed by a Vatican doctor and the Camerlengo (Cardinal Chamberlain), who temporarily takes charge of the church’s administration. Historically ...