Pope Francis has issued a message thanking volunteers for the "miracle of tenderness" they offer the sick as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia. For the fourth Sunday in a row, the ...

Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) has thanked medical doctors and healthcare workers for their service and tenderness 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.

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

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

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 ...

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

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