Pope Francis’s battle with double pneumonia is the most serious health complication the pontiff has suffered from since ...

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

Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made ...

Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and president of the Pontifical ...

Raffaella Petrini has been appointed as the first female President of the Vatican City State becoming the governor of the ...

VATICAN CITY — Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for ...

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his efforts to steer the Catholic ...

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

Despite his hospitalization, the pope has maintained a degree of governance and authorized the appointment of four new ...

From Vatican City to the Queen City, prayers are being said for the recovery of Pope Francis, who is currently in critical ...

Despite hospitalization, Pope Francis meets with Vatican's secretary of state to approve new decrees for possible saints ...