The Vatican health clinic was closed temporarily after a person tested positive for the coronavirus, the Vatican announced.Read More

Pope Francis has a common cold and has no symptoms that could be attributed to another illness, the Vatican said.Read More

Lent is a time to remove all distractions and bitterness from one's life in order to better hear God and those who suffer silently and need help, Pope Francis said.Read More

Those who are meek are patient, gentle and merciful, drawing people together and salvaging relationships, Pope Francis said.Read More

Pope Francis has decided the next general assembly of the Synod of Bishops will be held in the fall of 2022, but he has not announced the theme for the gathering, the Vatican said.Read More

Pope Francis acknowledged the serious shortage of priests in remote areas of the Amazon, but he insisted not all avenues have been exhausted to address the issue.Read More

Talking about debates, differences and discernment, Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops that people focused on the possibility of ordaining some married men and women deacons for service in the Amazon will be disappointed in his apostolic exhortation.Read More

After Pope Francis and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met privately for nearly an hour at the Vatican, Pence told the pope that his Roman Catholic mother will be pleased with the visit.Read More