Other than Pope Francis, these are the most powerful people at the Vatican.

The Vatican has set in motion nightly prayers for Pope Francis in the hope that he might recover and get back to leading the ...

Pope Francis will need to sleep overnight with a mask for "mechanical ventilation," the Vatican said on Tuesday evening.

VATICAN CITY — Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow ...

Raffaella Petrini has been appointed as the first female President of the Vatican City State becoming the governor of the ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

Despite his hospitalization, the pope has maintained a degree of governance and authorized the appointment of four new ...

While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church ...

Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and president of the Pontifical ...

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held his title for 12 years. What to know about the Jesuit.

The 88-year-old Francis has pneumonia in both lungs and remains in critical condition despite showing a slight improvement ...