At the same square where Francis blessed the people on his first day as Pope, hundreds gathered for a second night of rosary prayers for the pontiff's recovery.

It sounds like the opening line of a joke: What happens when the pope gets his hands on two bottles of Kentucky bourbon? But it actually occurred and the punch line is heartwarming: the autographed bottles raised tens of thousands of dollars to help poor and sick people,

The lapdog vice-president, with evidently a lot of time on his hands, has managed to be firmly rebuked by Pope Francis, denounced by outraged NATO allies and widely ridiculed for his bizarre ‘masculinity’ rant at a weekend MAGAfest just a month into

Father Edward Beck joins Abby Phillip’s panel to discuss the Pope’s letter to bishops admonishing the Trump immigration policy. Father Beck says in response to Border Czar Tom Homan’s comments that the Pope is doing his job and speaking out to protect vulnerable people.

Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that the Vatican had cancelled a meeting between Pius XI and “the Indian nationalist leader” because the Pope thought he might be criticized “if he received the visitor in his usual scanty clothing.

What happens when the pope gets his hands on two bottles of Kentucky bourbon? But it actually occurred and the punch line is heartwarming: the autographed bottles raised tens of thousands of dollars to help poor and sick people,

Pope Francis has partially resumed his work despite his continuing critical condition in hospital. ROME — Pope Francis has partially resumed his work despite his continuing critical condition in hospital,

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Reprinted by permission of National Catholic Reporter En route to Marseille, France, to headline a September 2023 migration conference, Pope Francis was speaking to reporters when he offered unsolicited praise for El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz and his strong support of migrants and refugees.

If he were to do so, the church would elect a new pope through a process known as a conclave. Here is everything you need to know about the conclave and the steps that are traditionally taken to choose a new pope.