Speakers discussed the contributions and generosity of St. Katharine Drexel, who founded Xavier in 1925, and former university president Norman C. Francis, who was the first Black and first lay ...

Pope Francis' arm is in a sling Thursday after the Vatican confirmed he was injured in a fall, the second such incident in a matter of weeks. The Vatican said Francis fell inside his residence ...

(Vatican Media via AP, HOGP) Pope Francis reacts during a solemn mass where he made 21 new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica at The Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File) ...

Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any broken bones, the Vatican says. In a statement, the Holy See press office said that due to a fall Thursday morning in ...

Pope Francis has increasingly shown his age in recent years, as he now almost always uses a wheelchair to move around and has occasional problems with breathlessness. At Christmas Eve Mass in St ...

The pontiff fell at his residence on Thursday, Vatican officials said. LONDON -- Pope Francis fell and injured his arm on Thursday in his residence, the Vatican said. "This morning, due to a fall ...

He's the first pope from Latin America, the first to take the name Francis and the first sitting ... in 2023 that he doesn't want to be buried at St. Peter's Basilica, the final resting place ...

One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility, as seen in his decisions to live in a Vatican guesthouse and carry his own briefcase ...

Not even the Pope can resist the temptation. So this month Pope Francis, the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to head the Catholic Church, goes where other pontiffs have not. Hope ...

Here are the columnist’s recommendations for Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, European leaders and even Pope Francis. Photo: Alessia Giuliani/IPA via ZUMA Press/Seth Wenig/pool ...