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

Pope Francis was in stable condition Tuesday and breathing with just the help of supplemental oxygen after respiratory crises ...

Catholic faithful in Rome and the Vatican City prayed for Pope Francis' recovery on Tuesday, after he stabilized following ...

The expatriate community is small but shares a special bond with Francis, who has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday, the Vatican said. The ...

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized since Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened and turned into a complex ...

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

Pope Francis, batting double pneumonia in hospital, remained stable throughout the day on Tuesday and did not have any new ...

It is the sixth consecutive year that Pope Francis has not participated in a joint Lenten retreat with the cardinals of the ...

As Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli hospital since Feb. 14, the Vatican has been trying something ...

A stable Pope Francis had a visit Sunday from the Vatican secretary of state as he continued his recovery from double ...