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

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

The expatriate community is small but shares a special bond with Francis, who has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.

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

Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises and was put back on non-invasive mechanical ventilation in another setback to his battle to fight pneumonia, the Vatican said. Doctors ...

Pope Francis is recovering from pneumonia in both lungs, and several outlets have speculated that former St. Louis archbishop Raymond Leo Burke could be a candidate for the next pope, potentially ...

On Sunday night at the Vatican, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski presided over the evening rosary prayer in St Peter’s Square.