Anxious waiting mixed with disturbing medical jargon — anyone who has sat bedside with a loved one can relate.

For the faithful who have descended on Rome for an event that comes every 25 years, the absence of the pope has been ...

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

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Image Candles and flowers outside the Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, the hospital in Rome where Pope Francis is receiving treatment, on Feb. 24.Credit...James Hill for The New York Times He was ...

While not all Christians observe Ash Wednesday, those who do usually attend a service to mark the occasion. This year's Ash ...

Pope no longer in imminent danger due to pneumonia ...

Francis offered a first public sign of how weak he is by recording an audio message that was broadcast in St Peter’s Square.

The message was the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since he was admitted to hospital three weeks ago with double pneumonia.

Since the 13th century, the embalmed body of the deceased pope has been taken, in procession, to lie in state, on a raised ...

Pope Francis has participated remotely in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat after getting good news from his doctors. They ...

The NIH will terminate or limit dozens of grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake. (Washington Post) Researchers at ...