Across town is the Basilica di Santa Chiara, dedicated to St. Clare, who embraced radical poverty to imitate St. Francis. He made available to her and the growing group of women following her a local ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in stable condition Saturday a day after a respiratory crisis during his battle with double ...

ROME — A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked ... to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square who had gathered for the nightly recitation of the rosary prayer. “I thank you from the bottom ...

The cardinal presiding over the prayer, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, had told the crowd at the start of the service that he had "beautiful news, a beautiful gift" to share. The clearly surprised ...

A Weak Pope Francis Thanks People ... and broadcast to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square who had gathered for the nightly recitation of the rosary prayer. “I thank you from the bottom of ...

Francis has mastered the art of informal and direct communication, often recording cell phone videos for visitors, anything from a “Happy Birthday” for someone's mother to a religious prayer ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition and blood tests showed kidney insufficiency but, according to the Vatican, he remains alert and responsive.

St. Francis in Assisi, St. Peter in Rome, and St. Pio of Pietrelcina in San Giovanni Rotondo. A group of Polish pilgrims prays for Pope Francis as he marks one week in the hospital in Rome on ...

Two days of events are scheduled for March 7 and 8 in Salerno, Naples, and San Giuseppe Vesuviano for the presentation of the ...