ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Pope Francis is stable after suffering from two respiratory episodes this week. The 88-year-old Pope has chronic lung disease. This Ash Wednesday, millions of Catholics are ...

Rev. Michael Racine is preparing for a move that marks both a farewell and a homecoming - find out what's next for him.

Young people on these campuses say they desire to encounter the faith and to evangelize through beauty and in accordance with ...

In the days following his May 18 Inauguration Mass, Pope Leo XIV continued to add to the list of his papal “firsts.” ...

the late Pope Francis. "We still keep in our ears that weak but always courageous voice of Pope Francis blessing Rome," the new pope said. "The Pope who blessed Rome gave his blessing to the world ...

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said he would continue the work of Pope Francis in steering the church in a more missionary direction, with greater cooperation among church leaders and a closeness to the ...

In his first formal audience, Leo repeatedly cited Francis and the Argentine pope's own 2013 mission statement, making clear a commitment to making the Catholic Church more inclusive, attentive to ...

Entering the church to a few shouts of "Viva il papa" (Long live the pope), Leo walked slowly to Francis' tomb, laying a white flower on it. Sign up here. He then knelt in prayer for a few moments.

explaining his name choice as a continuation of Pope Francis' concerns about technological transformation. In his address, Leo XIV explicitly described "artificial intelligence" developments as ...

Crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square — and around the world — to see who had been elected as Pope Francis’ successor. In Photos Crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square — and around the ...