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

The pope's doctors confirmed that his life is no longer in imminent danger but said he will have to remain in the hospital ...

Thousands of people have gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his ...

The Vatican has set in motion nightly prayers for Pope Francis in the hope that he might recover and get back to leading the ...

Here's a full list of St. Joseph altars in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes.

As Western Pennsylvania communities rev up the fryers for Lenten season fish fries, many churches and organizations have ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, presided over the rosary prayer in St. Peter’s Square, Feb. 24.

The group has been following their busy itinerary nonetheless and they have been praying the rosary each day wherever they are: "on a bus, in a church, at the hotel" and on other nights in St. Peter's ...

A light drizzle finally let up as hundreds of faithful headed to St. Peter's Square to pray the rosary for Pope Francis on ...

Pope Francis' approach to LGBTQ issues marked a major, if mixed, shift in tone for the Catholic Church -- from scorn to ...

"But we also pray in thanksgiving for what he has done for the Church ... street leading to St. Peter's as she prepared to lead a group of 34 pilgrims from the northern Italian city of Piacenza.

The soundscape was made using the largest of St. Peter’s Basilica’s six bells — called “Campanone,” Italian for “Great ... to Jesus Christ and his Church. Sister Raffaella Petrini ...