Witness accounts noted in the study claim the saint had struck his head when a tree had fallen on his way to Naples, Italy.

King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Italy and the Vatican in April to meet with Pope Francis, as the Catholic Church celebrates a special Jubilee year, which takes place every quarter of a ...

This is the final column submitted by Gerry O'Shea who passed away last month after a short illness. Over the course of many ...

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With the publication of this autobiography, Pope Francis cements his monumental project of demystifying the papacy.

In an opening address, the pope, lamented that throughout the world, children’s rights “are daily trampled upon and ignored.” ...

Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs ...

"God is present in the midst of his people, not because he dwells within four walls, but because he lives as a man among ...

The sudden death two years ago of Cardinal George Pell, the Australian prelate Pope Francis had enlisted to clean up the Vatican’s finances, left the Catholic conservative cohort in Rome without an ...

Pope Francis, reflecting on the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, says it serves as a reminder that Jesus is salvation ...

Pope Francis tripped when the handle of his walking stick snapped entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience ...

Originally intended to only be published after his death, it arrives instead at the start of an important jubilee year with the Catholic Church.