Faithful in the poor neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, where Pope Francis conducted mass before becoming the pontiff, started a ...

The trip culminated with a New Year’s Day performance at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before a crowd of thousands, where Pope Francis personally acknowledged the Broncho Marching Band and thanked ...

ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the 88-year-old pope remained hospitalized with a multi-pronged ...

For 150 years, pilgrims have never ceased to come to ... we are plunged into a living stream in which the faith can rediscover new vigor, in which the Church can be strengthened so as to proclaim ...

SPRINGFIELD ― Cardinals’ senior Michael McGrath had already scored two goals for Pope Francis entering the third period. The crowd was absolutely ... each and every year, and this year he ...

As the country celebrates Chinese New Year, President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. on Wednesday urged the public to pursue their grand ambitions not only for themselves but for "the greater good.

During the Mass ... the pope asked. “Then, only then, ‘the year of grace’ will be for me too!” he said. The pope also welcomed a young boy representing Rome’s Catholic Action to stand next to him at ...

The service marked the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which focused on this year ... Pope Gregory XIII reformed the calendar, dropping 10 days and making the equinox fall on March 21 ...