In his early 20s, Pope Francis underwent surgery to remove a part of his lung affected by a severe respiratory infection.

COMMENTARY: ‘Hope,’ which is not what it claims to be and is less than it ought to be, nevertheless gives glimpses into how ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the seventh archbishop of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington from 2019 until January 2025, ...

At his introductory press conference in April 2019 on the morning when Pope Francis had named him as the new archbishop of ...

In an extraordinary intervention, Pope Francis also took aim at Vice President JD Vance's theological justification for the ...

Immigration is a topic that evokes very strong emotions in many people. I write not as an expert on immigration, or from a political perspective, but rather as a fellow ...

Pope Francis' medical condition is now stable, and his fever has broken, the Vatican said in an update on Monday.

The full title of the document — Exsul Familia Nazarethana, or “The Exiled Nazarene Family” — refers to Jesus, Mary and ...

Technically, any baptized Roman Catholic male can be elected pope, including archbishops from the United States, like ...

Pope Francis has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, support of marginalized communities and interreligious dialogue ...

The 88-year-old pontiff's medical treatment is a "complex clinical situation" according to the Vatican on Monday.

American prelate, an exploding battleship, and the Roman Question all fed into Pope Leo XIII's decision to publish his 1899 ...