He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

RL: During his first year as pope, Francis said in an interview that Pedro Arrupe [the late Spanish Basque Jesuit and former superior general of the Society of Jesus] influenced him and his life ...

Reflecting on the Prologue of John’s Gospel, the Pope reminded the faithful that Jesus, the Word Incarnate, is ‘the light ...

Pope Francis on Monday named Sister Simona Brambilla the first female prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated ...

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a vocal defender of migrants and critic of Donald Trump’s first ...

Gemelli University Hospital where in the early afternoon ... 2024 book Life: My Story Through History — was originally meant to be published after Francis’ death, but the pope decided to ...

The pope, who turned 88 Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies.

In his first homily of the year, January 1, Pope Francis warned against the resurgence of certain heresies. He emphasized that respect for life stems from the humanity of Christ and reiterated—without ...

Two attempted attacks on Pope Francis ... the same intention.” Francis, who turns 88 on Tuesday, made the remarks in a new memoir, “Hope,” which will be released early next year.