Pope Francis will become the third Pontiff to travel to Colombia, and, at some points during his trip, will be in the same places that his predecessors visited. 1. Pope Paul VI With his trip to ...

An early example is St. Paul’s Epistle to Philemon ... They began to colonize the island and enslave its people. Pope Eugene IV in 1435 wrote to Bishop Ferdinand of Lanzarote in his Bull ...

Pope John Paul II visited Australia in 1986, who becomes only the second Pope to visit Australia after Pope Paul VI's 1970 tour. On that time he was 66 years old, and had visited every state and ...

This tradition dates back to the 18th century and was practiced during Pope Benedict XIV’s pontificate. It then stopped for some time and was revived again by Pope Paul VI in 1964 ... a joyful day of ...

The Argentinian pope is entering his fourth week of convalescence during which doctors have advised him to avoid crowds.

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

"Have a good Palm Sunday, have a good Holy Week," said the pope, speaking over applause and the cheers of the crowd.

Vatican Media Pope Francis, who is recovering from life-threatening pneumonia, made an unscheduled visit to St Peter's Basilica Thursday, his second surprise outing in two days after previously ...

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis, who is recovering from life-threatening pneumonia, made an unscheduled visit to St Peter's Basilica Thursday, his second surprise event in two days after ...