ANALYSIS: Building on previous initiatives with Vietnam’s communist regime, Pope Francis’ recent gestures of dialogue have ...

The Church is highlighting the fact that the purpose behind the Immaculate Conception was precisely to prepare Mary for this ...

The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...

Pope Francis, with bruises visible on his neck and chin, led a Dec. 7 consistory elevating 21 new prelates. He has now named ...

Of the 140 cardinal electors, 110 have been created by Pope Francis, 24 by Pope Benedict XVI, and six by St. John Paul II. At the end of the year, on Dec. 24, Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias ...

64.1 x 49.5 cm. (25.2 x 19.5 in.) ...

The Dicastery of the Clergy issued an instruction in 2005 (during the papacy of Benedict XVI), later confirmed in 2016 ...

Antonio Masiello/Getty Pope Francis was seen with a bruise on his chin during a ceremony, sparking concerns about his health — but the Vatican says it was the result of a minor fall. On Saturday ...

Pope Francis has sparked more health fears after he was seen sporting a huge bruise on the underside of his chin at a lavish Vatican ceremony. The pontiff - who turns 88 this month - had turned ...

The face is the most defined part of this self portrait of the artist. He wears a grey smock-like coat over a white shirt and dark tie underneath. There are many strokes of subtle color in his face ...