The pope on Wednesday marked the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and by calling the parish priest in Gaza, ...

Pope Francis, 88, was admitted to the Gemelli Hospital in Italy's Rome on February 14 and is currently receiving treatment ...

Italy's parliament on Thursday rejected opposition amendments trying to prevent the government from acquiring satellite ...

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

The Synod on Synodality disappointed many women’s hopes that it would recognize women’s essential role in the church. A women ...

The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, his 20th day in the hospital, the Vatican said.

Francis remained in stable condition, with a guarded prognosis, meaning he was not out of danger, the Vatican said.

As Pope Francis entered his third week in a hospital battling pneumonia, hundreds of pilgrims continued to make their way to ...

Pope Francis is resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for ...

St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace.

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

The Vatican says that Pope Francis has suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises and has been put back on ...