Whereas Matthew’s version of the first beatitude is nuanced, “Blessed are the poor in spirit”, Luke’s is stark: “Blessed are ...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has visited Pope Francis in the hospital and says he’s “alert and responsive” and full of good ...

Ascension Via Christi has named longtime network executive Laurie Labarca president of St. Francis hospital. Labarca has been ...

Pope Francis, despite a worrying bilateral pneumonia diagnosis, is breathing on his own and not experiencing heart problems, ...

Francis is an 88-year-old man who has had a serious problem but who is now undergoing treatment. It’s not a simple treatment ...

Pope Francis has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, support of marginalized communities and interreligious dialogue ...

In a homily read by Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, artists were urged to be “witnesses to the revolutionary vision of the Beatitudes.” ...

American prelate, an exploding battleship, and the Roman Question all fed into Pope Leo XIII's decision to publish his 1899 ...

As Pope Francis continued to show "some" improvement in his lab tests, the pontiff remained hospitalized with a respiratory ...

The pontiff, who is being treated for bronchitis, sent a message to pilgrims gathered for prayer in St Peter’s Square Pope Francis missed Sunday prayers at the Vatican and will remain in ...

Votive candles, including some featuring Francis' photo, surrounded the statue of St. John Paul II that greets visitors at the hospital entrance.“I wish with all my heart that he will get better ...