Pope Francis, who has been struggling to overcome double pneumonia for almost three weeks, remained in stable condition ...

The Catholic Church has opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter without the participation of Pope Francis.

An Irish bishop from the 12th century wrote a cryptic Latin work in which he claimed to know the sequence of popes.

Pope Francis has spent 19 full days at Rome's Gemelli hospital, however, it doesn't come close to approaching the record-long ...

Pope Francis is resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for ...

St Peter's Square is bustling, but behind the Vatican's walls, activities have slowed as the Catholic Church grapples with ...

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

On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores human mortality. It is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence for ...

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis' health. The pope has been at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia ...

After Pope Francis experienced one of his worst days since entering the hospital, hundreds of faithful from around the world ...