By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, March 13, the 72nd day of 2025. There are 293 days left in the year. Today in ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus ...

Since becoming the head of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013, Pope Francis has captured the hearts of millions worldwide.

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

The pope has been informed of the "many initiatives to pray for him," and he remains in good spirits, the statement said.

America also reported that a Vatican source said Pope Francis is stable, but the prognosis is guarded, which means he's not ...

Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini, preacher of the papal household, shares his meditation with members of the Roman Curia during their Lenten retreat in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican March ...

On March 13, 2013, Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope, choosing the papal name Francis. He was the first pontiff from the Americas, and the first from outside Europe since Pope Gregory ...

Prevost is one of 137 special bishops able to vote to elect a new pope. And Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, the socially progressive archbishop of Washington, D.C., until retiring in January ...