VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ condition remained stable on Wednesday (March 5), according to a Vatican statement relaying his doctors’ reports. As Francis is being treated for pneumonia ...

As Catholics around the world celebrated the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday, congregants in Nigeria took a moment to pray for the well-being of Pope Francis, who has been undergoing treatment due ...

The Pope has ‘isolated’ breathing crisis in hospital, Vatican says - The update comes as crowds gather outside the hospital to wish their best to the 88-year-old Catholic leader ...

In the early half of the 20th century, beginning in 1917, Mexico’s government began persecuting Catholics. A new constitution outlawed Catholic teaching, banned religious orders, and claimed all ...

It was Ash Wednesday. Poplavskaya spent the whole day with a young Catholic priest, Father Kirill Bardonov, from a small town ...

What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lent season, and is 6.5 weeks before Easter Sunday. According to Catholic tradition, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and prayer.

Pope Leo XIV delivers message of peace, unity at Rate Field in first address to his hometown The Chicago-born pope addressed a crowd of 30,000 in a live-streamed message from the Vatican: “Build ...

Chicago celebrates hometown Pope Leo XIV at special Rate Field mass Pope Leo XIV delivered a message of hope by video message on Saturday at a celebration and mass at Rate Field, honoring the ...

The solemnity coincided with the June 14–15 Jubilee of Sport, where Pope Leo XIV asked pilgrims who belong to sports teams and associations to glorify God.

Pope Leo XIV met Al Pacino and film producer Andrea Iervolino to talk about their film 'Maserati: The Brothers,' according to Iervolino.

Journal Editorial Report: The week’s best and worst from Kyle Peterson, Allysia Finley and Kim Strassel. On June 7, Pope Leo XIV met with Argentine President Javier Milei at the Vatican. Mr.

Pope Leo XIV ordains a priest in St. Peter’s Basilica on the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Friday, June 27, 2025. (photo: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA / EWTN) ...