Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini, preacher of the papal household, shares his meditation with members of the Roman Curia during their Lenten retreat in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican March ...

As Pope Francis' condition remains stable, which is a sign of continued improvement, he followed the start of the Lenten ...

Jesus gives us a sort of prefiguration of the “fighting words doctrine” of American jurisprudence, which identifies certain ...

Made of ashes and earth, we experience fragility through illness, poverty, and the hardships that can suddenly befall us and ...

Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 and has been fighting pneumonia. Now, the Vatican has released an ...

Pope Francis was resting Wednesday, the start of the solemn Lenten period leading up to Holy Week observances, after sleeping ...

Pope Francis had a quiet night and was resting Monday morning, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old pontiff has been ...

The recovery of Pope Francis from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as he inched toward notching some important milestones ...

Pope Francis remains stable after almost four weeks in the hospital, the Vatican said on Tuesday, declining to speculate on ...

At Ash Wednesday services there was special consideration for the leader of the church, Pope Francis, as he remains ...

We have come in the Christian year to the season of Lent. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, which falls this year on March 5.

Pope Francis' condition has improved as doctors upgraded his prognosis, saying the 88-year-old is no longer in imminent ...