The pope’s words emphasized his humility and belief that simple acts of devotion could unite the church. His illness has made ...

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

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

At his Wednesday audience, when he’s in good health, Pope Francis hosts the “Sposi Novelli,” inviting newlyweds from around ...

In the Feb. 3 statement released by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Holy Father chose ...

Even the new Holocaust Museum in New York unjustly criticized Pope Pius XII for being silent during World War II. The Church has recently spoken on this topic. The Israeli consul, Pinchas E.

An old saying about the Vatican holds that “the pope is never sick until he’s dead,” and this position has held true in ...

Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made ...

It reportedly dates back nearly 90 years to the papacy of Pope Pius XII. When the pope is in town and in good health, he hosts a Wednesday audience at St. Peters Square or Paul VI Hall.

Pope Francis, in a letter to U.S. bishops this past week, cited a 1952 document issued by Pope Pius XII, saying it “is considered the ‘Magna Carta’ of the Church’s thinking on migration.” ...

Built on land donated by Pope Pius XI to the theologian and physician Agostino Gemelli in 1934, it has become known as the ...

It is the sixth consecutive year that Pope Francis has not participated in a joint Lenten retreat with the cardinals of the ...