Pope Francis was admitted to hospital on Friday for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the latest in a series of health problems for the 88-year-old pontiff.

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

It is unclear how long Pope Francis will stay in hospital, according to a Holy See spokesperson, after he was admitted on ...

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 ...

According to Donald Trump's advisor on migration policy, Tom Homan, Pope Francis should focus on the Catholic Church and ...

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 ...

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

Thanking members of the military and the police for their service, Pope Francis asked them to be on guard against seeing ...

The pope has closely followed the response of U.S. prelates to the president's attacks on migrants and he expects them to ...