The Holy Father was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 and has since been treated for respiratory infections, ...

Pope Francis sent a message from the hospital after Vatican officials encouraged him to make his voice heard despite his ...

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 ...

As worshipers entered the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast Washington for the noon ...

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

For the third time in a row, the pope was unable to publicly recite the Sunday Angelus prayer. However, he published it in ...

For nearly two millennia, the papacy has shaped world history, standing at the intersection of faith, politics, and power.

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

By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Ashes on foreheads on Ash Wednesday, “fish frys” on Fridays, passion plays, ...