ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday, the Vatican said. The ...

Throughout her life, St. Katharine Drexel’s chief motivation was to help more people to know and love Jesus in the Blessed ...

Pope Francis’s extended hospitalization and care is a reminder that every human being, especially the frail or elderly, must be given proper care, said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the ...

Venezuelan Catholics attended cheerful Masses and held processions on Feb. 26, the day after Pope Francis approved the canonization of Blessed José Gregorio Hernández, a 19th-c ...

The Vatican press office released a message from the 88-year-old Pope Francis with a brief reflection the day's Gospel ...

Pope Francis spent another restful night at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital after being admitted on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo ...

Pope Francis spent another restful night at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital after being admitted on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis.

In this Jubilee Year, the ornate doors inside Prince of Peace Catholic Church at 2407 W. 56th St. have been designated Holy ...

The Vatican said doctors had to put him on noninvasive mechanical ventilation following a coughing fit in which he inhaled ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, suffered an 'isolated' breathing crisis,  the Vatican said today. Francis, 88, ...

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