Previous Vatican updates indicated that the 88-year-old pontiff has been able to receive the Eucharist, rest, read, and work.

The woman remained in the sanctuary, actively participated in the consecration of the Eucharist and received Communion.

A recent Eucharistic procession in Derry, Ireland, highlighted an inspiring revival of Catholic faith in a city synonymous with some dark days in Ireland’s troubled history.

Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minn., chairman of the board of the National Eucharistic Congress Inc., prays during ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Bishop Edward Weisenburger, 64, as the archbishop-elect to succeed 76-year-old Archbishop ...

The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

Before COVID-19, St. Stephen Catholic Community in Hermitage had a group of extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist who would visit a local hospital three days a week, said Deacon Steve Molnar from ...

It was against this backdrop, and after the failure of a first government, that Macron appointed Bayrou as prime minister on Dec. 13. Bayrou is known as a practicing and devout Catholic who ...

Courtney Mares is a Rome Correspondent for Catholic News Agency. A graduate of Harvard University, she has reported from news bureaus on three continents and was awarded the Gardner Fellowship for ...

The former principal of a Catholic high school can’t pursue an age and disability discrimination lawsuit against his ex-employer due to the ministerial exception, a federal judge ruled. The worker ...

chairman of the board of the National Eucharistic Congress, Inc., prays during adoration ... So for six very long, painful years, I wasn’t able to step foot into a Catholic Church. And whenever I saw ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Serbia’s populist Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said Tuesday he is stepping down following weeks of massive ...