Pope Francis's respiratory tract infection is showing some signs of improvement, but the hospitalised pontiff will not lead his weekly Angelus prayer following Sunday mass, the Vatican said ...

Pope Francis has spent a "quiet night" in hospital as medical tests are expected to continue over the weekend due to a ...

The Vatican says it is unclear how long Pope Francis will stay in hospital and he will not lead Sunday’s Angelus prayer after ...

In his message for the 11th International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, Pope Francis on Friday encouraged ... with the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, a woman ...

To complement the informative text and videos, prayers of St. Francis and St. Clare are also provided. This course has a required text: William J. Short O.F.M. Poverty and Joy: The Franciscan ...

Doctors on Saturday prescribed “absolute rest” for Pope Francis and modified the treatment for his respiratory tract ...

In a profound reflection delivered during Sunday’s Angelus prayer, Pope Francis emphasized how Jesus ... the pope told pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Feb. 2, the feast of the ...

Pope Francis sent “cordial greetings” and “assurance of my prayers” to Donald J. Trump on Jan. 20, the day of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States. In the text ...

When asked what one person’s prayer for the next hundred years might be, the prayer of St. Francis to bring peace was a common answer. “I would say the prayer of St. Francis—to bring peace ...

In the Marian prayer of St. Thomas ... (Ecclus 24:24) 7 St.Thomas, like the Fathers of the Church, saw numerous typologies of Mary in the Old Testament. Contemplating the text, "There shall come forth ...

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square ... and protecting their human dignity,” according to the text of ...