Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

Pope Francis was on the minds of everyone who came to mass at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in North Hollywood Sunday ...

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

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held his title for 12 years. What to know about the Jesuit.

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis was "resting" on Monday morning after spending his 10th night in the hospital, the Vatican ...

Francis remains in critical condition but has not suffered any additional crises, the Vatican said Sunday evening, after ...

Global media outlets, including CNN, CBS and NBC, are getting ready to descend upon Rome and Vatican City following reports ...

Catholics around the world including at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Carmichael are praying for Pope Francis as he ...

Hundreds gathered for Sunday mass at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to pray for Pope Francis, who remains in ...

Pope Francis’ hospital stay is raising obvious questions about what happens if he loses consciousness for a prolonged period, ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, will lead a public recitation of the rosary at 9 p.m. Feb. 24 in St.

The Vatican on Monday announced the start of nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, and ...