Pope Francis emphasized Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal conversion.

Pope Francis has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick ...

The ultimate goal of all Church activities, including WYD, is evangelization, which is the raison d’être of the Church ...

Pope Francis has designated the St. Gregory the Great Parish Church in Majayjay, Laguna a minor basilica. It was the first under the Diocese of San Pablo to receive the honor, the Catholic Bishops’ ...

The pontiff addressed the topic of marriage’s indissolubility, or permanence, in a meeting with members of the Roman Rota, ...

Diocese of Ogdensburg Bishop Terry R. LaValley designates 11 pilgrimage sites during the Ordinary Jubilee 2025.

Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church's willingness to accept a proposal for a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.

Various videos claim Pope Francis's successor has been appointed, but that's not how a new bishop of Rome is chosen. How does ...

perhaps a pope more in the mould of John Paul II or Benedict XVI. It was therefore not a complete surprise – even if the ...

In 1837, Pope Gregory XVI (1830-1846) also carried the image in procession throughout Rome to ask Our Lady for an end to an epidemic of cholera. When it soon ended, the Pontiff solemnly placed crowns ...

"A pope cannot divide the world into children and stepchildren and must denounce the sufferings of all," he said. "This is exactly what the Pope does not do." Pope Francis. Vatican announces new ...

Speculation about Francis’ health is a constant in Vatican circles, especially after Pope Benedict XVI broke 600 years of tradition and resigned from the papacy in 2013. Benedict’s aides ...