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

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 ...

Pope Francis remained stable through the day on Sunday and no longer required the use of mechanical ventilation to breathe, ...

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

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

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

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

There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to ...

Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit and requiring non-invasive ...

Pope Francis's health worsened significantly as his respiratory condition was irritated and necessitated the return of mechanical ventilation.