Pope Francis gave the traditional Easter blessing on Sunday, appearing from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in front of ...

The Vatican is celebrating Easter without Pope Francis presiding. The 88-year-old pontiff continues his recovery from a ...

Pope Francis, who is in daily contact with Gazans, has consistently called for an end to the Israeli assault and for Palestinians and Israelis to be able to live in peace.

Two Russian ballistic missiles struck the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy on the morning of Palm Sunday, claiming at ...

The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines, ...

Asked whether the pope would meet with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert who will be in Rome for the Easter ...

Pope Francis made a brief appearance at the end of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square on April 13, greeting more than 20,000 people with a quiet blessing as Holy Week began.

All Christians recognize holy week, starting on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and ending with Easter.

Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering — it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, called on Christians in the Holy Land to “hope against ...

Pope Francis makes a brief appearance at the end of a Palm Sunday service in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, April 13. Full ...