The Paschal candle represents Christ, the Light of the World ... The Easter candle is lighted each day during Mass throughout the Paschal season until Ascension Thursday.

The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, had a restful night after receiving oxygen and a ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and ...

Rome: Pope Francis remains in a critical condition and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and ...

In Villach, Austria, a 14-year-old Austrian boy was killed Saturday, Feb. 15, by a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker in what ...

The Vatican said Pope Francis' overall condition remained stationary, but that blood tests showed a "slight improvement" in key inflammation indices.

On Wednesday, Francis' vicar for Rome urged all the faithful to devote an hour of silent prayer for the pope before evening vespers services, some visitors to Gemelli lit a candle in his honor and ...

The pontiff's health woes are said to be mildly improving after fears had grown about him following his hospitalization for ...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis in the hospital on Wednesday and said he’s “alert and responsive” and ...

Cardinal William Goh urged young Catholics to discern their vocations not as career choices but as deep and compelling calls ...

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