Visitors and pilgrims gathered at the Vatican, hoping to attend the audience, only to learn Pope Francis had been ...

Pope Francis, who is receiving treatment in hospital for a respiratory tract infection, will not appear in public on Sunday ...

The Vatican says it is unclear how long Pope Francis will stay in hospital and he will not lead Sunday’s Angelus prayer after ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini will become the first woman to lead the Vatican City State governorate when she takes office March 1 ...

Medical assessments and necessary treatments are continuing,” after Pope Francis had a “peaceful night” and read several ...

ROME (AP) — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis slept well during a quiet first night in the hospital after being admitted with a respiratory tract ...

Kentucky Roman Catholic priest Jim Sichko visits the Vatican often as one of Pope Francis' missionaries of mercy and he often ...

Preliminary tests show Pope Francis has a respiratory tract infection. The Vatican says he is running a mild fever and was in ...

ROME,  Italy - Pope Francis was admitted to hospital on Friday for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the latest in a series ...

U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his idea of emptying Gaza of more than 2 million Palestinians so it could become a ...