The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, ...

The Lenten season began for Christians this week, but one person was physically absent from religious observations: Pope ...

Pope Francis' approach to LGBTQ issues marked a major, if mixed, shift in tone for the Catholic Church -- from scorn to ...

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Pope Francis was showing a "gradual, mild improvement" on his 23rd consecutive day in the hospital for treatment of double ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis is responding well to therapy for double pneumonia and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement ...

Pope Francis’s battle with double pneumonia is the most serious health complication the pontiff has suffered from since ...

Pope Francis has suffered a serious setback in his two-week battle with double pneumonia. Newsweek's live blog is closed.