Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

Just outside the hospital, hundreds of the faithful with their own stories stop to pray every day at the feet of the statue ...

For nearly two millennia, the papacy has shaped world history, standing at the intersection of faith, politics, and power.

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday, the Vatican said. The ...

Recovery for the 88-year-old Holy Father “will certainly not be imminent,” Vatican officials cautioned, indicating a ...

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Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency and went back on a ventilator as he remains ...

The Vatican said that Monday’s two crises were caused by a significant accumulation of mucus in his bronchial tubes.

Pope Francis’s extended hospitalization and care is a reminder that every human being, especially the frail or elderly, must be given proper care, said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the ...

Pope Francis' extended hospitalization and care is a reminder that every human being, especially the frail or elderly, must ...

You’ve seen the movie “Conclave” — but what does a real one look like? A papal conclave is one of the most unique and secretive processes in the world, bringing together cardinals who gather under ...