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

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...

On Wednesday, the Vatican said Pope Francis “had a tranquil night, woke up and had breakfast,” saying he was in good spirits.

He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969 and became archbishop in 1998. In 2001 Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal. If and when Pope Francis is no longer able to continue or fulfill his papal ...

An order of nuns teaching at Bishop Schad Regional School in Vineland should soon have this site as a convent to call home.

The pope's condition remains stable yet guarded, with no ventilation needed but high-flow oxygen continuing as the Vatican monitors closely.

This was the first and only time a pope visited the Alamo City, drawing an estimated 350,000 people to his outdoor Mass at Westover Hills.

Pope Francis’ condition remains serious but has shown “slight improvement” as he continues treatment on his 11th day in ...

The Vatican says that Pope Francis’ clinical condition is “improving slightly,” adding that he went about his work activities ...

Holy Hours are bring held in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is being treated as well as at other places ...

The 88-year-old pope who has been hospitalized in Rome since February 14, did not have any further respiratory crises ...

People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the ...