Pope Francis is sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia while he remains in critical condition.

A U.S. air base in Italy went on lockdown Wednesday over an unspecified incident. Online posts described Naval Air Station Sigonella as being locked down “due to an ongoing situation.” ...

The pope spent another 'quiet night' in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he has been recovering from a bout with bronchitis ...

Catholics across the world, and in Iowa, are praying for the recovery of Pope Francis. On Tuesday, the Vatican said he's in ...

The reason for the visit was announced today: The Holy Father authorized the decrees designating five persons as servants of ...

Sister Maximilian Marie Garretson with Bishop Reicher High School took a group last month to Rome, Italy to see and interact ...

Pope Francis has cleared the path towards the beatification of Salvo D'Acquisto, a member of Italy's Carabinieri during world ...

The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Francis had appointed Archbishop Emilio Nappa and layman Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi to ...

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

Still, another reality emerges. The church may not have seen women as equals, but nevertheless, their work was key to the workings and finances of the papal court and its surroundings. The fact is ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, led a recitation of the rosary for Pope Francis on the 11th day of his ...