Many people around the world are concerned about Pope Francis’ health after he was checked into the hospital several weeks ago. In a show of support, the Our Lady of Perpetual Help church in Rapid City is holding a mass for the Pope Tuesday at 5:30 p.

Two bottles of Kentucky bourbon autographed by Pope Francis have brought in thousands of dollars for charity. The plan was concocted by the Rev. Jim Sichko, a Kentucky-based Roman Catholic

Reprinted by permission of National Catholic Reporter En route to Marseille, France, to headline a September 2023 migration conference, Pope Francis was speaking to reporters when he offered unsolicited praise for El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz and his strong support of migrants and refugees.

Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of Father Emil J. Kapaun, a U.S. Army chaplain who gave his life ministering to fellow soldiers in a North Korean prison camp.

A few years ago, I briefly met Pope Francis in Rome. I think he’s a good man who carries compassion with him everywhere he goes. Jesus is well represented by the Pontiff. But now there is a fissure between Francis and other good people over migration.

The Vatican has canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the 88-year-old pope remains hospitalized with a multi-pronged respiratory infection.

Artists and cultural figures must be “custodians of the beatitudes,” embracing their vocation to create beauty, reveal truth and inspire hope in a troubled world, Pope Francis wrote to people participating in the Jubilee for Artists and the World of Culture.

Sister Maximilian Marie Garretson with Bishop Reicher High School took a group last month to Rome, Italy to see and interact with The Pope, having a connection to him forever back in Central Texas.

Vatican published a letter from Pope Francis to all bishops in the United States in which he addressed recent changes in U.S. immigration policy as a result of President Donald Trump’s return to office.

Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations of migrants, warning that the forceful removal of people purely because of their illegal status deprives them of their inherent dignity and “will end badly.

People were born to help communities thrive, not to kill others, Pope Francis said. “Please let’s pray for peace, let’s do penance for peace,” he said during his general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall Feb.