Blessed Pius IX’s successor, Pope Leo XIII, went on to dedicate an encyclical letter to devotion to St. Joseph — Quamquam Pluries. “Joseph became the guardian, the administrator ...

Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance on Sunday, the first time the leader of the Catholic Church has been seen in public since leaving hospital two weeks ago. Francis greeted crowds at ...

Pope Francis continues to show “slight improvement” in his respiratory condition as he receives ongoing medical care at the Vatican, according to the latest update from the Holy See Press ...

A little over a week after returning to the Vatican guesthouse to convalesce, the pope was showing gradual improvements in his movements and speech. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican ...

Pope Francis on Friday shared a message with Slovak pilgrims, including Slovakia’s President Peter Pellegrini, in Rome for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. In a written message released by the ...

Pope Francis entered the fifth week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia on Saturday very much looking ahead as he continued work on a signature priority of his papacy and signs of his ...

The oldest pope was Leo XIII (1810-1903), who died at the age of 93 years and 140 days; the second oldest was Celestine III (1106-98), who died at the age of 92. In the weeks since Francis ...

The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalization. The photo shows Francis at the chapel in Rome’s Gemelli hospital. The Vatican announced on Sunday, for the ...

Pope Francis is spending his 28th consecutive day in the hospital. LONDON and ROME -- Pope Francis is spending his 28th consecutive day in the hospital on the 12th anniversary of when he was ...

The release of the photo was significant, as the Argentine pope has not been seen in public since being admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14 for pneumonia in both lungs, which for ...