Pope Francis’ recovery from double pneumonia continues. As a chest X-ray has confirmed improvement. Doctors earlier this week ...

President Donald Trump's policy of deporting undocumented immigrants en masse has drawn the ire of Pope Francis. The Pope, in a letter to American bishops, took aim at Trump's policy, but ...

Since the 13th century, the embalmed body of the deceased pope has been taken, in procession, to lie in state, on a raised ...

For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope's health. As leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, the pope is a revered spiritual figure. Talking ...

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis remained on the 10th floor of the Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday night in Rome. The Vatican reported Francis underwent a scan to check on his lungs on Tuesday evening ...

while authorising the first steps towards sainthood for three 19th century priests from Spain, Italy and Poland, the Vatican said. The pope has been working from his special papal suite on the ...

Vatican City — Pope Francis remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday evening, with his blood parameters remaining stable as he works from the hospital while battling double pneumonia ...

At least until the 11th century, some priests had wives and children who were ... They certainly could not hold overt positions in the pope's court unless they were his mother or sister. Still, ...