Pope Francis made a short and unannounced visit Saturday to St. Peter's Basilica to pray before this evening's Easter vigil ...

No Pope has set foot in China, but Francis wants that to change. Critics say the cost of doing deals with Beijing has already ...

Holy Week is a time when the pope would be expected to be front and center of events. But as Francis continues to recover ...

Pope Francis gave his first public comments since falling ill before his visit to Rome's Regina Caeli prison on Holy Thursday ...

Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, did not attend an annual procession on Friday at Rome's Colosseum with ...

Francis delegated to two cardinals his role in presiding over this weekend's Easter masses, The Vatican Press Office said on ...

Pope Francis has visited Rome’s main prison and kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic who has clashed with Pope Francis over the Trump administration's immigration ...

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Although the pontiff has begun meeting with more people, he remains frail and will not lead important Easter events, the ...

A convalescing Pope Francis has greeted the crowd in St_ Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a ...