Pope Francis turns 87: one of the oldest popes in Church history

Pope Francis celebrates 87th birthday with children who receive aid from Vatican clinic

Pope Francis met with children and families who are assisted by the Vatican’s Santa Marta Pediatric Dispensary on Sunday morning, his 87th birthday.

Pope Francis turns 87: one of the oldest popes in Church history

As the 266th successor of St. Peter to the papacy, Francis will be the oldest bishop of Rome since Pope Leo XIII, the oldest pope in history.

Pope Francis condemns reported Israeli sniper attack on Gaza Catholic church

The Latin Patriarch in Jerusalem reported that two women were shot by the IDF on Dec. 16.

Pope Francis at Sunday Angelus: ‘Only in God do we find the light of life’

Pope Francis reflected on St. John the Baptist, who teaches us that “only in God do we find the light of life,” during his Angelus address Dec. 17.

Catholicism and martyrdom in Japan: Church marks 400 years since Edo massacre

The small but devout Catholic community in Japan is built upon the witness of untold numbers of martyrs.