The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis suffered “two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency” March 3 but remained alert, the ...

The official name of the church is now the Basilica of St. Edward. Pothier during the Mass explained the lengthy and ...

The March 1 bulletin also stated that the pope has continued to eat, and a Vatican source confirmed that he could still eat ...

I was genuinely touched, and I found myself in tears during the prayer,” Chow told the Sunday Examiner, the official ...

The 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, woke up after sleeping ...

Pope Francis rested early Tuesday after he suffered further setbacks in his fight against double pneumonia: two new acute respiratory crises that required him to resume using noninvasive mechanical ...

Catholics are one of the largest religious groups in the United States, outnumbering any single Protestant denomination.

Pope Francis 'slept well' after experiencing respiratory crises on Monday as the 88-year-old has faced numerous health ...

ROME -- Pope Francis' condition appeared on Tuesday morning to stabilize after Monday's medical intervention amid two episodes of "acute respiratory failure," Vatican sources told ABC News.

The theme of the retreat, which will take place from the evening of March 9 through the morning of March 14, is “The Hope of ...