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

Pope Francis is “in good humor” and “receives much affection” from people worldwide, the Vatican spokesman said on April 1.

In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell walk us ...

Pope Francis places a red biretta on the head of new Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, a British Dominican and theologian, during a ...

A little over a week after returning to the Vatican guesthouse to convalesce, the pope was showing gradual improvements in ...

Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St.

The pope's doctor says Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce ...

And yet Francis’ critics often complain that he’s authoritarian, that he takes decisions in a vacuum and without regard to ...

Francis has sought to normalize the papacy with his informal style and disdain for pomp while still wielding the awesome ...

Archbishop Edgar Pena Parra, Vatican Chief of staff, said he found Francis in good humour and serene during the three times he has visited him in hospital. And Vatican secretary of state ...

In its latest health update, the Vatican said the pope's condition remained stable with "minor improvements in breathing and mobility". There is still no official word on whether the pope might ...

We're a little more than one month from Round 1, which begins April 24. We've heard a lot of buzz about early picks, potential trades and the quarterback class. So we asked NFL draft analysts Matt ...