A Reflection for Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion. Find today’s readings here. And the soldiers wove a crown out of thorns ...

Every Holy Thursday for the last 12 years, save perhaps for this one, Pope Francis has done something dramatic to capture our ...

Appearing publicly in street clothes for the first time as pontiff, Pope Francis went into St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and greet the faithful.

Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 ...

A Vatican spokesman told journalists the pope had wanted to get some air and then decided to extend his time outside of his ...

Fish-fry Fridays end today in the last week of Lent. Here's what to know and when is Palm Sunday, Passover, Good Friday and Easter 2025 holidays ...

Pope Francis was "happy" to get out and about this week but while his health is improving, it is too soon to confirm his ...

Pope Francis, 88, is recovering from a serious bout of double pneumonia, and doctors have prescribed two months of rest, ...

The Catholic Church starts its busiest week of the year on Sunday with the countdown to Easter, but Pope Francis remains out ...

Less than two weeks after his release from a Rome hospital, Pope Francis made an appearance at St. Peter's Square in the ...

Pope Francis was rolled into St. Peter’s Square in a wheelchair, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican on Sunday ...