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Pope Francis and the new cardinals visited Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery after the consistory held Saturday at St. Pe...

Pope Francis became the first pope in 728 years to open the Holy Door of a 13th-century basilica in L’Aquila, Italy on Sunday.During a visit to the...

On Feb. 7, 1996, during his second trip to Nicaragua, then Pope John Paul II referred to the visit he made in 1983 as a “great dark night.”“I remem...

Who will manage the Vatican when a pope resigns, is unable to govern, or passes away? And according to which rules and regulations?In addition to t...

Pope Francis spoke about old age and the expectation of death at his general audience Wednesday.Reflecting on the Virgin Mary’s bodily Assumption i...

Christians are measured by how well they follow Jesus Christ and the Gospel, not by their own ideas and self-sufficiency, Pope Francis said on Sund...

Pope Francis Wednesday emphasized the family’s need for healthy relationships and dialogue between the young and the elderly.“The alliance — and I ...

On Aug. 17, 2002, twenty years ago today, Pope John Paul II entrusted the world to Divine Mercy as he consecrated the International Shrine of The D...

Reflecting on the Visitation during his Angelus address on Monday, Pope Francis reflected on the raising up to heaven of the humble handmaid of the...

The fire of faith should spur us to conversion, not lull us into complacency, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address Sunday.In his weekly message...

A controversy over a book and statements made on Twitter has recently drawn increased attention to the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life.In lat...

Pope Francis said Monday he is spiritually close to those hurt or killed in a fire at an oil facility in Matanzas, a city on the northwestern shore...