VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis looked well as he began four intense days of events leading to Easter on Thursday, and renewed his own ordination vow on the day the Roman Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis has visited Venice and took part in a canal tour weeks after asking worshippers to 'pray for him' following a health battle. The head of the Catholic Church appeared in good spirits ...

Pope Francis reflected on the image of Christ as the Good Shepherd during his Regina Caeli address Sunday, noting that it is a role characterized by his sacrificial love. “Jesus explains that he ...

The Holy Father reminded the faithful this truth for each person to take to heart: ‘For Christ, I am important, irreplaceable, worth the infinite price of his life.’ Pope Francis waves to ...

Laura Esquivel prays inside the Church of the Immaculate Blessed Virgin in Torvaianica, Italy. She had lost her faith before her encounters with the pope. (Alessandro Penso for The Washington Post ...

VATICAN CITY — The greatest enemy of faith is fear, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience. That is why faith is the first gift “that must be welcomed and asked for daily, so that it may be ...

Pope Francis came out strongly against gender theory and sex-reassignment efforts in a hard-hitting document released last week. Meant to coincide with last December’s 75th anniversary of the U ...

Some 80 female detainees, prison staff and volunteers applauded and smiled when Pope Francis told them he wanted to meet them ...

Against abortion, for LGBTQ rights: Vatican defends 'human dignity' 08-04-2024 16:14 Vatican publishes new text condemning "grave violations of human dignity," listing abortion, surrogacy and gender ...

Pope Francis made his first trip out of Rome in seven months on Sunday with a visit to Venice that included an art exhibition, a stop at a prison and a Mass. Venice has always been a place of ...