The extraordinary is everywhere in the Eternal City, and the best thing about this second Sistine Chapel is that you won’t have to fight through the crowds.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Doctors said Monday that Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia but have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment.

The church is one of the most famous in Rome and has even been visited by the Pope. The San Marcello church was one of ... opting for the hotel’s sleep programme, which uses a smart ring overnight to ...

March 8 (UPI) --Pope Francis was showing a "gradual, mild improvement" on his 23rd consecutive day in the hospital for treatment of double pneumonia, the Vatican said Saturday. Though a 88-year ...

Ever wonder how many popes there have been in the Catholic Church? With news of Pope Francis' health on the minds of many around the world, the line of papal succession has become a topic of ...

Pope Francis is stable in a Rome hospital as he remains in a "complex" critical condition, the Vatican has said, as the 88-year-old marked three weeks in hospital with pneumonia. "The overall ...

Pope Francis thanked his supporters for their prayers on Thursday in a breathless audio message that nonetheless lifted spirits among his faithful as concerns grow for the 88-year-old pontiff’s ...

‘The old yellow book’, as Browning came to refer to it, formed the basis of his colossal poem The Ring and the Book ... Cosimo is trying to cosy up to Pope Paul IV – aka Gian Pietro Carafa, former ...