"The pope wanted to make one last significant surprise by going to St. Peter's Square for a ride in the popemobile." ...

In the hours following his death, many Catholics reflected on the words in his final Easter urbi et orbi blessing, which had ...

Remembering the Holy Father’s message urging the faithful to take action to protect the natural environment as we celebrate ...

No. 17: ‘Let us not be satisfied with a mediocre life. Be amazed by what is true and beautiful, what is of God!’ ...

Since the pope left the hospital, he had seemed different, writes NCR's Vatican correspondent Christopher White. That change ...

Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Good Palm Sunday, a ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, passed away on April 21, 2025-Easter Monday-at 88 from a cerebral stroke. The ...