Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...

On Saturday, the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, took Francis’ place to celebrate Mass for an ...

Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made ...

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

When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after ...

Pope Francis has been hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic since Feb. 14. As the Jubilee celebrations continue in the ...

Over the weekend, the Vatican announced serious complications in the recovery of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old pontiff, who ...

Francis has been undergoing treatment at Rome's Gemelli hospital, where he has been following day-to-day affairs, according ...

He previously was the vice president of the Chinese Catholic ... Chinese Catholics. Pope Benedict XVI designated May 24, the feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians, as the Church’s annual World ...

In his first general audience, which was held this morning in St. Peter's Square in the presence of 15,000 people, the Pope again ... Church. I chose to call myself Benedict XVI ideally as a ...