The Vatican’s central number is public — and the sisters of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master make sure all who call ...

Pope Francis is participating in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continues his recovery from ...

Doctors declare Pope Francis no longer in imminent danger due to pneumonia, but remains hospitalized A chest X-ray has confirmed improvements in his condition, the Vatican said on Wednesday ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was in stable condition Tuesday and breathing with just the help of supplemental oxygen after respiratory crises a day earlier, but will resume using a ventilation mask at ...

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LONDON - The Vatican was "utterly let down" by an Italian financier over the Catholic Church's botched investment in a high-end London property, a judge ruled on Friday following a trial at which ...

Earlier on Tuesday evening, the Vatican stated in a health bulletin: “The Holy Father’s clinical condition remains critical, but stable.” Francis has not experienced further episodes of breathlessness ...

Pope Francis had a visit Sunday from the Vatican secretary of state as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia, but again skipped his weekly noon blessing to avoid even a brief public ...

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Vatican reports new ‘improvement’ in Pope Francis’ condition - Doctors say the 88-year-old pope has shown a ‘gradual, slight ...

Here is a look at the life of his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, Buddhist spiritual leader of the people of Tibet. Personal Birth date: July 6, 1935 Birth place: Taktser, Amdo, Eastern T ...

In 1971, Noriega ordered the killing of Father Jesus Hector Gallego Herrera, a young priest heading a Christian peasant ...