Pope Leo XIV called on every parish and church group or association to become part of a "revolution" of care and gratitude by regularly visiting older people.

"Living our vocation to be protectors of God's handiwork is essential to a life of virtue." Pope Leo XIV holds first 'green mass' with profound message for followers: 'The care of creation' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Pope Francis died April 21 (Easter Monday 2025) at 7:35 a.m. local time in Vatican City, according to Vatican Camerlengo, Cardinal Kevin Farrell. The Catholic Church leader was 88 and served a 12 ...

In addition to leading the Catholic Church, the pope is also the head of Vatican City, a 100-acre sovereign state located in the heart of Rome. As the world mourns Pope Francis , here's what to ...

Pope Francis has died, the Vatican announced on Monday—after months of health ailments, including a bout of severe pneumonia—ending a more than decade-long reign where he pushed to make the ...

Reporting from Vatican City. June 16, 2023. Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Friday after he was released from a Rome hospital following abdominal surgery for a hernia, ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis had an "isolated breathing crisis" in hospital on Friday, the Vatican said, in a setback as the 88-year-old pontiff battles double pneumonia. Francis has been in Rome ...