Pope Francis sent a message from the hospital after Vatican officials encouraged him to make his voice heard despite his ...

The Vatican said that Monday’s two crises were caused by a significant accumulation of mucus in his bronchial tubes.

Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, in ...

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

For the third time in a row, the pope was unable to publicly recite the Sunday Angelus prayer. However, he published it in ...

For nearly two millennia, the papacy has shaped world history, standing at the intersection of faith, politics, and power.

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

By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Ashes on foreheads on Ash Wednesday, “fish frys” on Fridays, passion plays, ...

Although director Edward Berger tends to sensationalize papal conclaves in “Conclave,” the film nonetheless gives audiences a ...