A couple of Catholic tourists from Chicago, who arrived holding umbrellas well before the service started, said they prayed for the pope at daily Mass earlier at St. Peter's Basilica, and decided ...

Pope Francis continues his recovery from double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital with the Vatican expected to issue the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer as a written text for the fifth straight w ...

At the start of Sunday morning's Jubilee Mass for Artists and the World of Culture at St. Peter's Basilica, Cardinal Tolentino de Mendonca filled in for the pope and told worshippers, "Our first ...

The update comes after the Vatican announced earlier in the day that daily evening prayers for the health of Pope Francis will be held at St. Peter’s Square. The Vatican No. 2, Cardinal Pietro ...

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate the mass for the Jubilee of the Armed Forces at St. Peter’s square in the Vatican on February 9, 2025. AFP via Getty Images “The improvements recorded in ...