The Pope reached out, affectionately ran his fingers through my hair, then shook my hand, his handshake firm, hands warm. “Smile,” said the shutterbug who captured my father grinning, the Pope beaming ...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis in the hospital Wednesday and reported he was “alert and responsive” and ...

As Pope Francis continues his recovery from a respiratory infection, speculation has grown over whether he might step down ...

On Wednesday, the Vatican said Pope Francis “had a tranquil night, woke up and had breakfast,” saying he was in good spirits.

Pope Francis, despite a worrying bilateral pneumonia diagnosis, is breathing on his own and not experiencing heart problems, ...

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Pope Francis’ respiratory infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalization, the ...

Unlike former President Joe Biden, who gave the impression at times of a man mentally unfit for his job in his last ...

Unlike former President Joe Biden, who gave the impression of a man mentally unfit for his job in his last appearances, ...

Let us recall that it was in the encyclical Ut unum sint, dedicated to the ecumenical question, that St. John Paul II chose to address the issue of his ministry. If the pope holds any significance ...