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

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

The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. this morning, his 20th day in hospital, as his condition remains stable ...

The Catholic Church has opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter without the participation of Pope Francis. He is in ...

The two-day workshop, titled “Artificial Intelligence, Justice, and Democracy,” was hosted by the Pontifical Academy of ...

COMMENTARY: The Council’s Decree ‘Christus Dominus’ is a vivid reminder of the meaning of the bishop’s pastoral role in the ...

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis' health. The pope has been at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia ...

On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores human mortality. It is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence for ...

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

José María Martínez, a teacher at Gaztelueta School (an Opus Dei institution located in Lejona, Spain) was notified of his second conviction on Monday, March 3.

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

Pope Francis, who has been struggling to overcome double pneumonia for almost three weeks, remained in stable condition throughout the day on Wednesday and has not had any new breathing crises, the ...