Pope has been hospitalised and confided in close aides that he may not survive. The pontiff has made significant moves to ensure the continuation of his legacy.

J. P. Grayland, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North (New Zealand), currently visiting professor at the University of Tübingen (Germany). Prayers at presidential inaugurations in ...

Pope Francis, accompanied by then President Benigno S. Aquino III, hugs children at the garden area of the Malacañan Palace during the welcome ceremony for the State Visit and Apostolic Journey ...

The days when Beijing feared overpopulation feel like a distant memory. On January 17, China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced a decline in the country’s population for the third ...

The Shellabear translation of the New Testament & Psalms (1912) - 1949 Reprint (Photo by Yuharein / CC BY-SA 4.0) The launch coincided with the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, reinforcing the ...

Yann Vagneux tells us about the Hindu god Ram, the ideal “maryada purushottam,” or the “perfect man.” (Photo courtesy of MEP) From my first Kumbh Mela, I will never forget the inaugural ...

Flags at half-staff outside of Göteborg University February 5 to mourn those killed at a school shooting in Örebro the previous day. (Photo: Dominique Lyon/Wikimedia Commons) Sweden is in ...

Kenyan activist Bob Njagi, who claims to have been abducted on August 19 by four armed men aboard a minibus in Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo: YouTube screengrab) Bob Njagi wears it at every opportunity ...

Protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a demonstration on November 4, 2024 in Tel Aviv during the War of Iron Swords for the release of the abductees and to mark 400 days in ...

Pope Francis, 88, is making key moves to shape the Church’s future as health concerns grow. Hospitalized with bronchitis, ...

Italian nun Sister Raffaella Petrini was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State. That makes her essentially ...

The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis, hospitalized with a respiratory tract infection, has developed pneumonia in ...