For much of the church’s history, the pope’s body was closely associated with the sanctity of his office, as the papal ...

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

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it ...

The photo is said to have been taken Sunday when Francis was co-celebrating Mass in the chapel of his hospital suite where he ...

Religious podcasters would do well to study his affirmations of women’s equal dignity.

Weigel’s keynote address followed panel discussions on the Catholic approach to antisemitism throughout history and since the ...

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate Thursday in the hospital as he received increasingly positive ...

March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

The Rev. Enrico Bortolaso, who led a group of pilgrims from northern Veneto, offered prayers near a statue of Pope John Paul II outside of the hospital. He said they made Gemelli their first stop.