Francis is an 88-year-old man who has had a serious problem but who is now undergoing treatment. It’s not a simple treatment ...

The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

Pope Francis' recent bout with pneumonia, which landed him in the hospital for the fourth time, fueled speculation in Rome.

Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has urged the faithful to join the Holy Hour today at 5 p.m. at the Manila ...

If you really want him to rest, you have to hospitalize him,” quipped Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, the archbishop of Marseille ...

I notice that the Feast of “the Chair of St. Peter” is coming up. What is that all about? A: Yes, each year the Church ...

The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...

Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula is inviting Catholics to join the “Holy Hour” on Friday at the Manila Cathedral in ...

Italian nun Sister Raffaella Petrini was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State. That makes her essentially ...

In the afternoon, Francis also held a 20-minute meeting in the hospital with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who said ...

The Vatican said Francis' overall condition remained stationary, but that blood tests showed a “slight improvement" in key ...