The pope on Wednesday marked the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and by calling the parish priest in Gaza, ...

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

The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, his 20th day in the hospital, the Vatican said.

As Pope Francis entered his third week in a hospital battling pneumonia, hundreds of pilgrims continued to make their way to ...

Pope Francis is resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he undergoes hospital treatment for ...

St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace.

Nearly a decade after Pope Francis plucked them from a refugee camp in Greece, a Syrian couple and their child have carved ...

The expatriate community is small but shares a special bond with Francis, who has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.

After Pope Francis experienced one of his worst days since entering the hospital, hundreds of faithful from around the world ...

The Vatican said that Monday’s two crises were caused by a significant accumulation of mucus in his bronchial tubes.

The Vatican says that Pope Francis has suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises and has been put back on ...

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis ' clinical condition remains "stable" on Sunday, the Vatican said, as the pontiff continues ...