ROME—Pope Francis has appointed two cardinals and an archbishop as new members of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. The country’s frozen pork inventory fell as deliveries from importers and ...

Pilgrimage was the focus of his talk as the Catholic Church celebrates its Jubilee Year of Hope 2025, a once-in-a-quarter ...

Pope Francis is in his 4th week recovering in *** hospital in Rome from pneumonia in both his lungs. He will have to miss an important anniversary, the 12th anniversary that he was elected Pope.

FREEBURG, Ill. – A long-standing mascot tradition in Freeburg, Illinois, could soon come to an end, as a new bill in the Illinois General Assembly would ban school mascots that reference ...

Pope Francis is "out of danger from death" as of Monday evening, marking a significant improvement after weeks of hospitalization involving the head of the Roman Catholic Church. In a statement ...

Church officials said Saturday the pope had shown a good response to therapy. ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis on Sunday spent his 24th consecutive day in the hospital receiving therapy and getting ...

March 8 (UPI) --Pope Francis was showing a "gradual, mild improvement" on his 23rd consecutive day in the hospital for treatment of double pneumonia, the Vatican said Saturday. Though a 88-year ...

However, it was not the exhilarating result that caught my attention. I am completely enthralled by one of the craziest mascots in sports. Period. Estherville-Lincoln Central is best known as the ...

Pope Francis thanked his supporters for their prayers on Thursday in a breathless audio message that nonetheless lifted spirits among his faithful as concerns grow for the 88-year-old pontiff’s ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation ...

Born among the Seychelles' sand dunes, the tortoise has been unveiled as the Official Mascot for the forthcoming FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Competition to take place from 1 to 11 May 2025 As ...