They performed for thousands of parishioners at several masses, but one in particular has them still in awe -- the world's ...

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

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

The Vatican described his condition as critical for the first time on Saturday, reporting that the 88-year-old Francis needed ...

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

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Pope Francis remains in “critical” but stable condition, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said on Tuesday, adding that the ...

The death of a sitting pope initiates a profound period of mourning and transition within the Roman Catholic Church, marked ...

VATICAN CITY, Feb 20 — Pope Francis’s blood tests show a “slight improvement” as he receives hospital treatment for pneumonia ...

After 12 days in hospital, numerous blood transfusions, copious oxygen and the world’s prayers, Pope Francis appears to be ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia, but his condition has shown a ...

The special event is expected to attract about 25 million visitors to participate in Rome's religious celebrations.