Pope Francis highlighted Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal conversion during a jubilee year audience at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on ...

In a profound reflection delivered during Sunday’s Angelus prayer, Pope Francis emphasized how Jesus Christ reveals the ultimate criterion by which all history is judged: love. “Whoever loves ...

In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII reformed the calendar, dropping 10 days and making the equinox fall on March 21 again. Most Eastern Christians did not adopt the new calendar, leading to a situation ...

Pope Francis recently said that "fake news" was the root cause of the assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump last year. The Catholic News Agency reported on the pontiff’s ...

President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the nation's highest civilian honor, to Pope Francis on Saturday. The medal was scheduled to be presented to the ...

In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII reformed the calendar, dropping 10 days and making the equinox fall on March 21 again. Most Eastern Christians did not adopt the new calendar, leading to a situation ...

Finally, the calendar we all know was adopted by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. After skipping 10 days in October 1582 to "catch up," it has changed little since then. What to know about February and ...

This shift marked the beginning of a more structured electoral procedure. To expedite elections, in 1274 Pope Gregory X introduced the conclave system, sequestering the cardinals and rationing ...

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

President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction to Pope Francis days before leaving the White House. Biden, who is only the second Catholic president in U.S. history ...