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

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...

This was the first and only time a pope visited the Alamo City, drawing an estimated 350,000 people to his outdoor Mass at Westover Hills.

Pope Francis’ condition remains serious but has shown “slight improvement” as he continues treatment on his 11th day in ...

The 88-year-old pope who has been hospitalized in Rome since February 14, did not have any further respiratory crises ...

Holy Hours are bring held in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is being treated as well as at other places ...

The Vatican said that the pope "slept well during the night and is now resting" peacefully on Thursday morning as the pontiff begins his 14th day in hospital.

People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the ...

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

Though hospitalized in critical condition, Pope Francis was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of state to ...