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Mother Mary Lange, founder of first African American religious congregation, declared venerable
Mother Mary Lange founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence more than three decades before the Civil War. Read more
Vatican sends leads into missing ‘Vatican girl’ to Rome prosecutors
June 22 marks the 40th anniversary of the disappearance of 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi, an unsolved case that has dominated headlines... Read more
Pope Francis and Brazil’s President Lula embrace during visit
Pope Francis said the meeting took place in an atmosphere of “great sympathy and friendship,” the Vatican said. Read more
PHOTOS: Vatican Library showcases first-edition works by Blaise Pascal
On the 400th anniversary of the birth of Blaise Pascal, the Vatican Library displayed first editions of some of his... Read more
John Kerry meets Pope Francis at the Vatican for a fourth time
Pope Francis met with U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate envoy John Kerry at the Vatican on Monday. Read more
Pope Francis publishes apostolic letter on Blaise Pascal
Pope Francis published an apostolic letter on Monday praising the 17th-century mathematician Blaise Pascal as “a tireless seeker of truth.” Read more
Pope Francis makes first public speech since hospitalization for abdominal surgery
The 86-year-old pope smiled and waved from the window of the Apostolic Palace as he gave thanks for prayers and... Read more
PHOTOS: Pope Francis returns to Vatican after surgery
Pope Francis was applauded by onlookers as he left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday morning. Read more
Vatican: Gänswein to return to home diocese in July
Pope Francis has asked Archbishop Georg Gänswein to return to Germany “for the time being.” Read more
Vatican: Pope Francis’ doctors plan to discharge him from hospital ‘in the next few days’
The 86-year-old pope is currently recovering in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital one week after he underwent a three-hour surgery for an... Read more
Satellite with Pope Francis’ words launches into space
The “Spei Satelles” mission launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June... Read more
Pope Francis praying and working from hospital
The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis is working from the hospital as he recovers from hernia surgery. Read more
PHOTOS: Eucharistic procession in the Vatican Gardens on Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi is a 700-year-old feast in the Catholic Church that commemorates the real presence of Jesus in the Blessed... Read more
Pope Francis sends message from hospital to European political party
In a letter to the European People’s Party, the pope urged politicians to be united on “issues where primary ethical... Read more
Pope Francis: Treat others with dignity, not as objects
Pope Francis sent a message to the #NotAlone event, which centered on the signing of a document on human fraternity... Read more
Pope Francis will not pray public Angelus from hospital on Sunday
A Vatican spokesman said Pope Francis would pray the Angelus privately at noon in his hospital room. Read more
Pope Francis making normal progress in recovery from abdominal surgery
“The medical team reports that the clinical picture is steadily improving and the postoperative progress is normal.” Read more
Pope Francis stable, receives poster from family of baby he baptized in hospital in March
According a Vatican spokesman, medical staff caring for the pope shared that his “postoperative course is regular.” Read more
Pope Francis in ‘good general condition’ one day after abdominal surgery
In a surgery lasting three hours on June 7, a team of surgeons operated on a hernia in the pope’s... Read more
Surgeon: Pope Francis ‘well, awake, alert’ after operation
Pope Francis is awake after reacting well to both the surgery and general anesthetic, an Italian surgeon said Wednesday afternoon. Read more
