A Vatican announcement on Feb. 25 that Blessed José Gregório Hernández will be canonized was received in South America – ...

Pope Francis followed the Vatican’s weeklong spiritual retreat via videoconference on Monday as he continued his recovery ...

Pope Francis has hit the three-week mark in his hospitalization for double pneumonia. The 88-year-old Francis spent 20 ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

12:31 p.m. March 9, 2025: This story was updated with new information on Pope Francis' condition. After more than three weeks in the hospital, Pope Francis is responding well to treatment and has ...