“This was an ill-judged post and was swiftly deleted,” an ECB spokesman said. “We apologize for any offense.” Read more
Pope Francis has had a respiratory infection for more than a week and was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14. Read more
Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, the archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo, will also be eligible to vote in a papal conclave. Read more
The comments on the U.S. presidential hopefuls came as he defied health concerns to connect with believers from Papua New Guinea to Singapore. Read more
There are calls for the 87-year-old pontiff to speak out on child abuse when he lands in the former Portuguese colony Monday as part of his Asia-Pacific tour. Read more
When Pope Francis touches down in the East Timorese capital of Dili this week he will be landing in a totally different nation to the one visited by his predecessor. Read more
The tour — the longest and farthest of his 11 years leading the worldwide Catholic Church — will test Pope Francis’ increasingly fragile health. Read more
Pope Francis urged the world to resist “the logic of weapons” in his Easter message at the Vatican on Sunday, easing growing health fears as he greeted thousands of Catholics. Read more
Hundreds of Catholic institutions around the globe have announced plans to divest their finances of oil, gas and coal to help fight climate change since Pope Francis published his landmark e... Read more
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – Pope Francis on Sunday told Catholics in China to be “good Christians and good citizens”, using his visit to Mongolia to help ease tensions between the Va... Read more
