And yet Francis’ critics often complain that he’s authoritarian, that he takes decisions in a vacuum and without regard to ...

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it ...

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I can say that it has certainly been a very hard time for him, this month, for him who loves to give himself entirely, to be ...

At first glance, the answer to the question of who speaks for the Catholic Church in the United States seems obvious ... Over” became a focal point for papal criticism. In 2021, Francis ...

The announcement suggests the Holy See is optimistic the pontiff will be back at work, barring any setbacks in his recovery ...

Francis has sought to normalize the papacy with his informal style and disdain for pomp while still wielding the awesome ...

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The Vatican has yet to say when Francis could be released from the hospital, where he is in a special papal suite on the 10th floor. On Friday, it again said the pope was “stable” after passing a ...