A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela. Pope Francis approved a decree ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

Despite his condition, Pope Francis has upheld a tradition he began at the start of the war in Gaza, making nightly calls to ...

Thousands of people have gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his ...

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church told those gathered in Washington that his church will not survive if Russia ...

Vice President JD Vance spoke to more than 1,000 people gathered for the 2025 International Religious Freedom Summit in ...

Pension collapses at church-affiliated hospitals and other organizations upend retirees’ plans ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

The suspect, John William Modler, Jr., was captured in Texas and faces a felony charge of cyberstalking/electronic mail, the ...

COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...