The pope’s embrace of literature and history is a sharp contrast to some of his predecessors, a medievalist explains.

The eventful Avignon Papacy included three different popes ruling at the same time and an Irish king complaining about the ...

North Macedonia’s leaders are vowing to hold those responsible to account after a nightclub fire in the eastern town of ...

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope's first season will be judged on the team's performance in the NCAA Tournament. Despite a strong regular season with eight wins over top-15 opponents, a poor ...

Pope Francis is in his 4th week recovering in *** hospital in Rome from pneumonia in both his lungs. He will have to miss an important anniversary, the 12th anniversary that he was elected Pope.

Pope Francis had a restful night in Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican said Tuesday, following news that the 88-year-old pontiff has been responding well to treatment and is no longer in ...

The pope is no longer in imminent danger but the clinical picture is complex. LONDON and ROME -- The pope rested peacefully overnight after his prognosis was "lifted" on Monday as he begins his ...

Doctors said Monday Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month, but have decided to keep him hospitalized for ...

Pope Francis is "out of danger from death" as of Monday evening, marking a significant improvement after weeks of hospitalization involving the head of the Roman Catholic Church. In a statement ...

The pope will continue to receive treatment in the hospital, officials said. Pope Francis' prognosis was "lifted" on Monday, marking his 25th consecutive day in the hospital, according to the Vatican.

The Tower of Nesle, scene of the events, in 1650, shortly before its demolition. Watercolor by Fédor Hoffbauer. Credit: Fédor Hoffbauer / Wikimedia Commons Gallardet’s version—or rather Dumas’s, since ...

Church officials said Saturday the pope had shown a good response to therapy. ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis on Sunday spent his 24th consecutive day in the hospital receiving therapy and getting ...