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

Pope Francis, hospitalised in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, was showing signs of "slight improvement", the Vatican said Monday, while cautioning that doctors would not offer a ...

Thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square on Monday evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis. Those gathered expressed sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his ...

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.

When you visit Our Lady's Gifts in Little Italy, it feels like you are in a church. Maybe that's because it used to be one.

Pope Francis is in critical condition at Gemelli Hospital in Rome with double pneumonia and kidney failure — and Catholics ...

The group gathered for a Monday mass and a special word of encouragement from the new archbishop of Milwaukee, Jeffrey Grob.

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

Monday marks Pope Francis’ 10th day in the hospital, making this equal to the longest hospitalization of his papacy.

Upon the resignation or death of a pope, a group of clergy members known as the College of Cardinals would be called to ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert ...

The wet black cobblestones shone from the bright lights illuminating the fountains and the front of the square where Pope Francis normally sits for his Wednesday general audiences. An image of Mater ...