Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was still suffering from a bout of bronchitis and asked an aide to read prepared remarks for a weekly general audience at the Vatican for the second time in two weeks.

Pope Francis, 88, told the public at his weekly Vatican audience that he is still recovering from bronchitis and was unable to read his prepared speech. The pope once again asked an aide to deliver his remarks,

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of an influential Peruvian bishop, who has come under criticism for not doing enough to stop abuses committed by a conservative Catholic movement that was rec

Father David Esquiliano, who serves as the judicial vicar of the diocese, and pastor of Cathedral Parish, said in an article written in Lumen Media that the Pope will accept Bishop Nickless’s resignation when he is able to appoint a new bishop.

Archbishop of Detroit Allen Vigneron has led the Detroit archdiocese since 2009. Pope Francis appointed this morning a new leader of the Catholic Church in metro Detroit, naming Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger of Tucson,