The pope, who turned 88 Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies.

In 2024, Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” on Christmas Eve for a ritual that has never been performed before — ...

Highlights of the year included Pope Francis’ longest trip, an 11-day journey through Asia and Oceania; the conclusion of the ...

Pope Francis, who celebrated his 88th birthday Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair instead of walking and presides over rather ...

To designate Brian Burch as ambassador to the Vatican suggests that Trump anticipates a contentious relationship in his ...

I mean stories which were important but which didn’t generate a lot of buzz, either in the mainstream media or the ...

On Saturday, Pope Francis used his annual Christmas message to the ... which he has identified as the root of much evil in the church. In a major 2018 Vatican document, Francis said that those who ...

Rewriting history that Jesus wasn’t a Jewish resident of the Jewish country of Judea but rather a Palestinian man who was ...

During his traditional Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia December 21, 2024, Pope Francis criticized what he sees as ...

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI revealed a new-style nativity scene in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square. It depicted Jesus' birth ...

In 2024, Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” on Christmas Eve for a ritual that has never been performed before — ...