Across town is the Basilica di Santa Chiara, dedicated to St. Clare, who embraced radical poverty to imitate St. Francis. He ...

The pope on Wednesday marked the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and by calling the parish priest in Gaza, ...

Doctors declare Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger as a result of pneumonia, but keep him hospitalized.

Francis had inhaled “copious” amounts of mucus in another setback in what has become a more than two-week battle to overcome ...

After Pope Francis prayed for the area during the wildfires, LA Catholics are returning the sentiment and support.

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Pope Francis had stabilized enough Tuesday after two respiratory ... Get top local stories in Southern California delivered ...

The Vatican announced that Pope Francis has had a setback and is now dealing with two new bouts of breathing issues.

Pope Francis is responding well to therapy for ... their well wishes and prayers for Francis. During the recent California wildfires, Francis repeatedly called on Catholics to remember the state ...

Fox News contributor and theologian Jonathan Morris discusses the health of Pope Francis on ‘Fox News Live.’ David Johansen, ...

As Pope Francis fought for his life in a Rome hospital, Maggie Forney was praying for him 6,000 miles away at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress in Anaheim. Scrolling through her phone, she ...