According to the Vatican, there have been 266 popes in the Catholic Church starting with St. Peter and going all the way up ...

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

Despite his hospitalization, Francis has been actively participating in the Vatican's Lenten spiritual retreat remotely via ...

Pope Francis has issued a message thanking volunteers for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer the sick as he continues his ...

On Thursday, the Vatican will mark the 12th anniversary of Francis’ election, the first with the pope out of sight but still ...

With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the ...

"The night was quiet, the pope was resting," the Holy See, the Vatican's press office, said in a brief statement on Sunday morning.

America also reported that a Vatican source said Pope Francis is stable, but the prognosis is guarded, which means he's not ...

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

ROME (AP) — A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio ...