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

Pope Francis’s battle with double pneumonia is the most serious health complication the pontiff has suffered from since ...

The Vatican press office has released a statement saying the pope had a peaceful evening of rest in hospital and is ...

The Vatican’s early Friday update also suggested a level of normalcy and routine as the 88-year-old pope continues recovering ...

ROME -- Pope Francis reached the two-week mark recovery from pneumonia Friday as doctors suggested he had overcome the most critical phase of the infection while holding out on declaring him out of ...

Pope Francis experienced an isolated bronchial spasm resulting in a temporary setback in his hospitalization treatment for ...

The St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington will present an exhibit titled, “ ‘Lord, you could not love me more!' St.

St. Nicodemus was a secret disciple of Jesus. As a member of the Sanhedrin, he would meet Jesus by night so that the others would not see him with Jesus. Eventually, it was Nicodemus who reminded ...

At 88 years old, the pope has received treatment since Friday at Gemelli Hospital in Rome. “The laboratory tests, chest X-ray, and clinical condition of the Holy Father continue to present a ...

O Immaculate, Queen of Heaven and earth, refuge of sinners and our most loving Mother, God has willed to entrust the entire order of mercy to you. I, (name), a repentant sinner, cast myself at ...

The Feast of the Ascension is the fortieth day after Easter Sunday, which commemorates the Ascension of Christ into heaven, according to Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, and Acts 1:2.