Speech is among our greatest gifts, yet self-mastery in speech is rare. Some of the most common sins we commit are related to speech: gossip, idle chatter, lies, exaggeration, harsh attack, and ...

On a recent weekend in this once deeply Catholic city, many expressed worry about Pope Francis, but there was also an air of ...

Amid ongoing health issues facing Pope Francis, here is the process by the Vatican when a pontiff passes away.

The staff of Gemelli Polyclinic prayed in the Vatican for the health of Pope Francis, who has been in the hospital for two ...

Pope Francis experienced an isolated bronchial spasm resulting in a temporary setback in his hospitalization treatment for ...

The staff of Gemelli Polyclinic gathered at the Vatican to pray for the health of Pope Francis, who has been hospitalised for ...

There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to speculate about the election of a new pope while the current one is fighting ...

Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation.

Speakers and attendees at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Friday prayed for Pope Francis amid his ongoing ailments and emphasized a message of hope.

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance led attendees at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in a prayer for Pope Francis’ ...