St. Peter’s influence is not only spiritual but also foundational to the existence of Vatican City, which houses his tomb, cementing its status as ... of the most influential popes in history. Pope ...

Pope Francis has written and spoken at length about sickness, aging and death. And he has personally directed that his doctors provide the fairly detailed daily updates that have punctuated his own ...

Across town is the Basilica di Santa Chiara, dedicated to St. Clare, who embraced radical poverty to imitate St. Francis. He made available to her and the growing group of women following her a local ...

This Via Crucis was celebrated by Pope John Paul II on Good Friday in 1991 ... Joseph wrapped it [in] clean linen and laid it in his new tomb that he had hewn in the rock. Then he rolled a ...

Pope Francis has remained in the hospital battling ... “My prayer has been definitely for recovery,” said Cate Lemme a senior at John Paul II High School in Plano. “And just for trust ...

On the following days, St. John Paul II visited the cities of Medellin and Cartagena, where Pope Francis will also be. On July 6 he was in the tomb of St. Peter Claver in Cartagena where he ...

The tour from April 7 to 10 will include two state visits, to Rome and Ravenna in Italy, and to the Holy See in the Vatican.

ROME — Pope Francis has written and spoken at length about sickness, aging and death, and personally directed that his doctors provide the fairly detailed daily updates that have punctuated his ...

The 88-year-old pope is merely responding to the sometimes morbid interest in the health of popes over centuries, and is making his own the somewhat-mixed legacy of St. John Paul II. The Polish ...

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — As Pope Francis entered his third week in ... as an example of the kind of interfaith dialogue that St. John Paul II promoted by gathering leaders of the major global ...

Charles will pass two milestones, becoming the first British monarch to visit the Papal Basilica of St Paul ... Pope in 2019 when he was the Prince of Wales, for the canonisation of Cardinal John ...