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

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis' condition remained stable on Tuesday, and his prognosis remains reserved, according to the Vatican. The pope had needed medical intervention amid two episodes of ...

In 2016, the Zaheda flew to Italy from Lesbos on the pope’s plane. “He’s a gift from paradise,” Hasan Zaheda said on Sunday. ...

The Vatican said as of Tuesday morning, Francis no longer needed to wear the noninvasive mechanical ventilation mask that ...

Some reports said ailing Pope Francis has been discharged from the hospital after several days on the sickbed. A fact-check ...

The theme of the retreat, which will take place from the evening of March 9 through the morning of March 14, is “The Hope of ...

TORVAIANICA, Italy — Moira Camila Garnica and a group of fellow migrant transgender women have been gathering at their parish ...

Just outside the hospital, hundreds of the faithful with their own stories stop to pray every day at the feet of the statue ...

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

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

RUMOURS of Pope Francis’ resignation are gaining momentum as Cardinals start to gather, but an insider insists the Pontiff won’t be moved. As the Pope spends his 19th day in ...