Even during his five weeks in the hospital battling pneumonia that nearly killed him, Pope Francis has never been shy about ...

The Renaissance master, born 550 years ago, pursued various art forms with astonishing vision and relentless drive.

God's forgiveness is the source of hope for the faithful, Pope Francis wrote. "Indeed, with his mercy, God transforms us ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after ...

The village where Abraham Lincoln came of age is deteriorating. Lincoln lived in New Salem, Illinois, as a young man from ...

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of Belleville, Illinois, to lead the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska.

“God acts, even when we do not immediately see the results,” the pope wrote to pilgrims from the Czech Republic. “The history ...

The Society of Jesus sent a letter to each of the women who denounced the psychological and sexual violence of which the ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, has said Pope Francis continues to rest after his return ...

Pope Francis leaves Rome's Gemelli hospital after five weeks of treatment, thanks the crowd, and is driven to St. Mary Major ...