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

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was up and receiving therapy on Monday after apparently overcoming a setback in his recovery from ...

For the third time in a row, the pope was unable to publicly recite the Sunday Angelus prayer. However, he published it in ...

By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Ashes on foreheads on Ash Wednesday, “fish frys” on Fridays, passion plays, ...

Although director Edward Berger tends to sensationalize papal conclaves in “Conclave,” the film nonetheless gives audiences a ...

Reporting from Rome, Fox News' Lauren Green writes that papal historian Austen Ivereigh is trying to dispel rumors that Pope Francis might resign amid his current health crisis.

Pope Francis has released a notable message to the world from his hospital bed in Italy. Pope spoke from Rome’s Gemelli ...

For nearly two millennia, the papacy has shaped world history, standing at the intersection of faith, politics, and power.

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

Pope Francis remained in stable condition and didn’t need any mechanical ventilation on Sunday, the Vatican said.

As worshipers entered the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast Washington for the noon ...