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The Vatican confirmed Wednesday that pope emeritus Benedict XVI has experienced a sudden decline in his health, but is stable and under medical car...

1968 was a turbulent year for America. As the Vietnam War raged and peaceful figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr., lost their lives at assassins...

Pope Francis on Monday called on Catholics to pray for those who have harmed them — and those persecuted — as he renewed his Christmas call for pea...

A manger, the Christ Child’s first resting place, can teach us a lot about the meaning of Christmas, Pope Francis said in his Christmas homily.“In ...

Pope Francis warned the Roman Curia on Thursday that they need to be vigilant in the face of temptation by “elegant demons” and “the evil that quie...

Pope Francis’ 2021 Angelus message for Advent is worth recalling in the closing days before Christmas this year.The pontiff proposed to the faithfu...

St. Joseph shows us how to “welcome surprises” when things do not go the way we expected, Pope Francis said Sunday in his weekly Angelus message.Li...

Pope Francis told the children and teenagers gathered at the Vatican to remember that Jesus teaches that “every person is important.”He said that t...

On Dec. 13, 1969, just four days before his 33rd birthday, Jesuit Jorge Mario Bergoglio — who today is Pope Francis — was ordained a priest by Arch...

Pope Francis is inviting everyone to have “a more humble Christmas” this year.At the end of his weekly general audience Dec. 14, the pope asked peo...

Pope Francis will send a letter to the world’s heads of state asking them to pardon prisoners, the Vatican announced Monday.The invitation to make ...

Pope Francis said Sunday he is concerned about recent deadly clashes in the northern part of South Sudan.“I follow with sorrow and concern the news...