Even as he has aged, and now relies on a wheelchair and walker, Francis' views on ageing have remained consistent. In his ...

The 88-year-old pope has not been seen by most faithful since a general audience on February 12 in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall ...

Pope Francis ' recovery from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as a chest X-ray confirmed improvement, two days after ...

The camerlengo certifies the pope's death. The camerlengo notifies the ... Most popes do get embalmed, but Pope John Paul II elected not to do so, Slate reported at the time.

On May 18, the Catholic Church honors the first “Pope John” in its history. Saint John I was a martyr for the faith, imprisoned and starved to death by a heretical Germanic king during the ...

March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly ...

Questions and answers about the Pope’s situation remain one month into his hospital stay and given the precedent of Benedict ...

he died on Saturday. The prayers for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s bring back vivid memories of John Paul’s final agony. Too weak to lead the Holy Week ceremonies, he followed the Stations of ...