Dozens of children toting yellow and white balloons — many from war-torn countries — gathered outside Rome's Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis on his fifth Sunday hospitalized with double ...

In Sunday's prayer, Pope Francis acknowledged the dozens of children toting yellow and white balloons who had gathered outside Gemelli to pray for his recovery. “I know that many children are praying ...

And at one difficult moment the pope held Alfieri’s hand for comfort. But Francis – not for the first time ... advised him ...

In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the ...

(photo: Photo courtesy of Paty/Club Arcogrande) Kristina Millare/CNA Vatican March 24, 2025 Children in Rome have welcomed the news of Pope Francis’ return to the Vatican after the Pontiff spent ...

During its 10 years of work, the pontifical commission has 'enabled a safety network to grow within the Church,' the Pope said ...

In his April prayer intention, Pope Francis urges that new technologies be used to serve all people, especially the most vulnerable. He warns against screens replacing relationships, reminding us to ...

Francis, 88, greeted crowds from a wheelchair in St. Peter's Square. LONDON -- Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago.

Across the globe, birth rates are plummeting below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman, the minimum needed to ...

Pope Francis gives a blessing during a Mass for the Jubilee of the Sick and Healthcare Workers in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, April 6, 2025. It was his first time in public since being ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at home in the Vatican recovering. Now, the attention in the Vatican is on ...