The Catholic world was thrown into uncertainty earlier this month when Pope Francis was taken to hospital with a respiratory ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- For those who recognize Christ as the savior, death is not an end or a form of "annihilation," Pope ...

On Tuesday night, the faithful from Francis’ homeland gathered in the Argentine church of Rome for a special Mass presided ...

Pope Francis continued oxygen therapy Wednesday from his armchair on the 10th floor of the Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome, ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.

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

Pope Francis “had a quiet night and is resting,” the Holy See Press Office informed journalists just after 8 a.m., Wednesday ...

The Vatican in its latest report has confirmed that Pope Francis, battling pneumonia, remains in critical but stable ...

Francis, 88, has been in critical condition for several days and he has remained absent from several regular appearances. The ...

Signed by the pope and dated Feb. 11, three days before Pope Francis was hospitalized, the decree was released by the Vatican ...