Pope Francis believes 'papacy is for life,' says historian-biographer
Reporting from Rome, Fox News' Lauren Green writes that papal historian Austen Ivereigh is trying to dispel rumors that Pope Francis might resign amid his current health crisis.
Newly appointed archbishop of Johannesburg leads Mass as worshippers pray for Pope Francis recovery
The newly-appointed Archbishop of Johannesburg, Cardinal Stephen Brislin, led dozens of South African Catholic worshippers in a prayer service on Sunday dedicated to Pope Francis's health and recovery as he battles double pneumonia.
Hospital staff march towards the Vatican in support of Pope Francis
Braving the rain, healthcare workers from Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is undergoing treatment for double pneumonia, made a pilgrimage to St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday (March 1).
Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, acknowledges the pope’s criticism of US immigration crackdown
Vice President JD Vance acknowledged Pope Francis’ criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.
UN talks end in Rome with nations backing $200 billion a year plan to protect nature
The countries agreed on how they would contribute $200 billion a year by 2030 that was committed in principle at an earlier meeting in Montreal. The money includes a plan to raise
Messages of support for Pope Francis projected onto Christ the Redeemer in Brazil
Images and messages wishing Pope Francis a swift recovery were projected Thursday night onto Rio De Janeiro's landmark Christ the Redeemer statue.
Pope signs decree making José Gregorio Hernández, 'doctor of the poor,' Venezuela's first saint
A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela after Pope Francis approved a decree Tuesday. A date for the canonization of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, who died in 1919,
Life imitates art as Pope Francis fights pneumonia while ‘Conclave’ heads to the Oscars
The surprising success of “Conclave” and its momentum going into Sunday’s Academy Awards have thrust the arcane rules, glorious ceremony and supreme drama of one of the Catholic Church’s most
Poplar trees, the Pope and paddling: Photos of the week
Nuns pray in front of the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis continues his treatment for pneumonia, in Rome, Italy. Poplar trees next to Sefton Park Allotments in Liverpool cast long shadows in the evening sun.
Pope Francis Ally in Washington Criticizes Trump Immigration Policy
Cardinal Robert McElroy has criticized the removal of immunity for houses of worship from immigration enforcement, calling it a "deep moral question."
Never-seen-before Picasso works on display in Rome
Five Picasso works never exhibited before are going on display in Rome. The show highlight's the artists experience as a foreigner and marginalized immigrant.
'In a scary world, he gives us hope': Faithful gather to support the Pope
The latest statement suggests that the 88-year-old is able to sit in his chair, eat normally and do what the Vatican calls "light work".