Francis’ frailty is integral to his ministry ... “We should not be ashamed of this,’’ Vaia said. Pope John Paul II, too, was often praised for showing his suffering during his long bout ...

Pope Francis had a previously unannounced meeting at the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon with Britain's King Charles and Queen ...

Pope Francis greeted England’s King Charles and Queen Camilla on Wednesday in a brief meeting in which the dignitaries wished ...

Vatican Report Says Pope John Paul II Knew About Allegations Against Former Cardinal The ... Ted Kennedy at Arlington ...

Theodore E. McCarrick — the former archbishop of Washington and the highest American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church to ...

Disgraced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, seen in this 2011 file photo, died April 3 at age 94. McCarrick was laicized in ...

“Bless us, Holy Father John Paul II. Bless the Lord’s church on its journey ... “Our hearts go out to the Holy Father Francis ...

Even during his five weeks in the hospital battling pneumonia that nearly killed him, Pope Francis has never been shy about ...

They include the death of Francis Asbury, Sylvester II becoming pope, and Saint Nicholas of Japan becoming a bishop. Nicholas ...

As hundreds of Missionaries of Mercy gathered in Rome this weekend, Pope Francis commended their distinctive ministry of forgiveness and reconciliation that continues to flourish worldwide.

Pope Francis continues to show gradual improvement ... took place on the eve of the 20th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s death and near the millennium of the coronation of Poland’s first ...

John Paul II had absolute esteem for him ... Instead of citing an individual spokesperson during Francis' long hospitalization, journalists could only quote the Vatican itself, making ...