Pope Francis has written and spoken at length about sickness, aging and death. And he has personally directed that his ...

Pope Francis’ recovery from double pneumonia continues. As a chest X-ray has confirmed improvement. Doctors earlier this week ...

The flag of Vatican City will not fly over Toronto City Hall to mark the annual St. John Paul II Day for the first time in nearly two decades.

The 88-year-old has now spent four weeks in hospital, much of it with an uncertain prognosis, but he is no longer in imminent ...

Pope Francis has participated remotely in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat after getting good news from his doctors. They ...

For much of the church’s history, the pope’s body was closely associated with the sanctity of his office, as the papal ...

The Catholic Church sees the work of entrepreneurs as a response to a vocational calling to co-create with God.

According to a 900-year-old book in the Vatican, 'Judgement Day' may be upon us soon, and Pope Francis might be the last ...

Massimo Faggioli's new book asks the question: "What is [theology’s] intrinsic value if it is not rooted somehow to the ongoing development of the life of the church as a community of disciples ...

From the hushed prayers in a hospital chapel to the flickering candles outside Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis' ...

St. John Paul II greets Rabbi Elio Toaff in 1986 at Rome’s main synagogue, believed to be the oldest Jewish community in the ...