When a holy day of obligation falls on a Sunday and so is transferred to another day, the Catholic faithful are encouraged to ...

In his main address, the pope spoke about St. Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus, as part of his ...

Pope Francis on Sunday called for a common date for Easter among Christian churches in the spirit of promoting unity. "It is ...

The celebration on Jan. 25 marked the solemn conclusion of this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which the Pope ...

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity began January 18. Once a major obstacle for other Christian churches, the primacy of ...

Francis spent much of the past decade in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over ...

The Vatican said Pope Francis didn't break his arm but that a sling was put on as a precaution. Listen to Story Pope Francis suffered a minor injury to his right forearm after a fall at his residence ...

Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any fractures, the Vatican says.In a statement, the Holy See press office said that due to a fall Thursday morning in the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn’t break his arm ...

Pope Francis suffered a fall and injured his right arm, the Vatican announced on Jan. 16. According to a brief statement, the 88-year-old pontiff fell at his Vatican residence. While he did not ...

VATICAN CITY, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Pope Francis injured his right forearm after a fall in his residence on Thursday but did not suffer any broken bones and continued on with his agenda for the day ...