Francis has long made prison ministry an important part of his priestly vocation and has made several visits to Rebibbia ...
ROME -- Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century ...
At the age of 44, Pope Francis suffered from gangrene of the gallbladder, a serious complication that occurs when the tissue ...
Pope Francis, in his Christmas message on Wednesday, called for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that ...
In Francis’ 12th Christmas address to the Roman Curia, he reminded them, “An ecclesial community lives in joyful and ...
Having instituted the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly in 2021, the Holy Father is keeping true to his inaugural ...
Pope Francis has approved new rites for his own funeral for when he dies to simplify rituals and be buried outside the Vatican.
Born in Argentina, he has been in office since 2013. Pope Francis is older than almost any pope before him. According ...
Pope Francis urged Catholic priests on Sunday to guard against spiritual groups that stoke political divisions, speaking ...
Pope Francis beat out NSA leaker Edward Snowden, U.S. gay rights activist Edith Windsor, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Syrian ...