While Lent is often associated with fasting, many families worldwide prepare homemade delicacies during the 40-day season to reflect on Christ’s journey to the cross.

Pope Francis’ clinical condition remains stable after Friday’s bronchospasm episode that caused vomiting and sudden respiratory deterioration, according to a Holy See Press Office statement released Saturday evening.

On the occasion of the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality, scheduled for Oct. 11–12, the original statue of Our Lady of Fátima will be taken to Rome.

Pope Francis expressed heartfelt gratitude on Sunday for the prayers and support he has received during his hospitalization while offering his own prayers for those suffering around the world.

The Vatican advises against publishing damaging accusations without valid reasons, especially if the accused is deceased and cannot defend their name.

Pope Francis on Friday urged liturgists to accompany bishops and the faithful communities of their dioceses with humility and discretion.

Pope Francis began noninvasive ventilation on Friday after experiencing a respiratory crisis that led to a “sudden worsening” of his condition, the Vatican said.

Bishop Francisco César García Magán, spokesman for the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, believes the conditions for Pope Francis' resignation, despite his 14-day hospitalization, have not been met.

Pope Francis slept well overnight and his condition continues to improve as he undergoes treatment for a complex respiratory infection at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican announced Thursday morning.

Pope Francis showed more signs of recovery on Thursday, but more time is needed to determine his medical prognosis.

Explainer of who is in charge of the Vatican while Pope Francis is hospitalized.

The Vatican announced Wednesday that Pope Francis created a fundraising commission to seek donations amid ongoing budget challenges.

Pope Francis on Wednesday asked Catholics to have the wisdom to look for the presence of God in our midst like the elderly Simeon and Anna in the New Testament.

Pope Francis’ mild early-stage kidney insufficiency “subsided” on Wednesday, according to the Vatican.     

Pope Francis has named two secretaries-general to serve under Sister Raffaella Petrini, FSE, giving the Vatican’s first woman president “the power to dispose and confer... specific competencies or particular tasks” on the appointees.

Renowned Korean War military chaplain and Kansas native Emil Joseph Kapaun was declared “venerable” by Pope Francis on Tuesday.

Pope Francis continues to be in a serious but stable condition as he concludes his 12th day in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican said.

The Jan. 25 retirement of Cardinal Oswald Gracias as Bombay's archbishop and the end of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn’s 30-year tenure in Vienna mark a major generational shift in the Roman Curia and worldwide.

A daily Holy Hour of Eucharistic adoration is being held just floors below where Pope Francis, 88, is receiving treatment for pneumonia and early-stage kidney failure.

In his message for Lent 2025, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of living one’s life as a constant journey of conversion, choosing to walk in peace and hope aside one’s fellow humans.

Speaking at the apostolic nunciature in Kyiv, the representative of the Holy See in Ukraine described a country marked by suffering

Feb. 24 marks three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a major escalation of a war that began in 2014, and it was marked with a day of prayer announced and organized by the Ukrainian embassy to the Holy See in Rome, according to Vatican News.

Pope Francis’ condition remains serious but has shown “slight improvement” as he continues treatment on his 11th day in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican said Monday evening.

The Vatican announced last Monday that cardinals will lead a nightly rosary in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’s recovery, with the first prayer service scheduled for 9 p.m. Rome time on Monday evening.