When the Vatican appointed the sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek ...

The Gemelli hospital has been treating popes for more than thirty years.

When a pope dies, after the camerlengo certifies the passing, the pope's ring is removed and destroyed to mark the end of his ...

Is the pope out of danger? No. Both doors are open. Is he at risk of immediate death? No. The therapy needs time to work,” Sergio Alfieri, a surgeon who has operated on the pope in the past, said ...

Pilgrims from around the world continue to travel to Rome for the 2025 Jubilee Year, and though they won’t catch a glimpse of ...

A British court has largely backed the Vatican and refused to declare that a London-based financier acted in “good faith” in ...

The pope was admitted to hospital on February 14 where he is fighting a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia in both ...

As Pope Francis continues to recover from bronchitis in hospital, many have begun to wonder what the process would be if he ...

The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

A marching band from Michigan has traveled across the world for a once in a lifetime performance. The Holly High School ...

Pope Francis passed another peaceful night in hospital, "got up and had breakfast in his armchair", the Vatican said Thursday ...