On Thursday, the Vatican will mark the 12th anniversary of Francis’ election, the first with the pope out of sight but still ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

"The night was quiet, the pope was resting," the Holy See, the Vatican's press office, said in a brief statement on Sunday morning.

Pope Francis has issued a message thanking volunteers for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer the sick as he continues his ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...

After more than three weeks in the hospital, the 88-year-old pope is responding well to treatment and has shown “gradual, ...

With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the ...

The 88-year-old, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, is entering his fourth week at Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

Tour-guide organization plans customized itineraries for parishes, private groups and high-school students — and runs as ...

For the faithful who have descended on Rome for an event that comes every 25 years, the absence of the pope has been ...