Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila will lead a prayer service for Pope Francis, who is currently in the hospital battling ...

The beloved religious institution is now the Basilica of St. Edward, just as church officials begin to plan a centenary celebration.

Pope Francis’ medical team says the pontiff's condition isn’t life-threatening. But they said Friday that Francis isn't out ...

Pope Francis is responding “positively” to medical treatment for pneumonia, according to the Vatican, a week after the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized in Rome.

The Jubilee of Deacons is taking place in Rome February 21–23, without Pope Francis, still hospitalized. The permanent ...

A British court has largely backed the Vatican and refused to declare that a London-based financier acted in “good faith” in ...

The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

Updates on Francis’ condition, which was said to be stable on Wednesday, have typically been spare, leaving plenty of room ...

Rooted in the faith brought 420 years ago by Italian Jesuit missionary Father Matteo Ricci, Beijing’s Cathedral of the ... Holy Door December 24 at St. Peter's Basilica. In accordance with ...

Pope Francis, 88, spent a third day in a Roman hospital on Sunday, with the Vatican saying that he was in a stable condition and that his treatment was ongoing after he was admitted with a respiratory ...

Besides the Holy Doors, other factors have contributed to the high number of people visiting Rome and other parts of Italy to ...

The Diocese of Norwich has announced the appointment of Monsignor Richard F. Reidy as its new bishop, following a decision by ...