Pope Francis acknowledged on Sunday being fragile and "facing a period of trial", as he thanked well-wishers for prayers in a ...

The designation of St. Edward as a minor basilica is a much-deserved honor for the parish, which has long played an important ...

Pope Francis' condition remains stable as the 88-year-old leader of the Catholic Church continues recovering from a lung ...

The nuns operating the Vatican's switchboard have seen an increase in calls inquiring about Pope Francis' health. They advise ...

The Vatican’s central number is public — and the sisters of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master make sure all who call ...

The nuns who operate the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls while the pope is in the hospital.

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it ...

A Mass was held in St. Peter's Basilica Friday in honor of Pope Francis as the 88-year-old marked two milestones this week: ...

On the occasion of the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy, Pope Francis received hundreds of drawings, messages, ...

The recorded message was the first released by the Vatican since Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory illness on ...

Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and president of the Pontifical ...