Due to the cold weather, Pope Francis will not lead Friday’s outdoor “Way of the Cross” procession, as stated in a Vatican statement. The 86-year-old pontiff,...
VATICAN CITY – With a solemn ceremony to create new cardinals, Pope Francis was poised Saturday to formally expand the ranks of churchmen now eligible to...
Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, going ahead with the service despite the resurgence in...
Pope Francis insisted Thursday that Lebanon must remain a “land of tolerance and pluralism” as he welcomed the country’s Christian patriarchs to the Vatican to pray...
The Pope has used his annual Christmas message to appeal for peace in conflict zones including Yemen and Syria. The two countries have both been ravaged...
Cardinal Bernard Law, the former Boston archbishop who was forced to resign 15 years ago amid a major Catholic church sex scandal, died Wednesday. He was...