What happens when a Pope dies and how is a new Pontiff selected? - Renewed interest in Vatican tradition on back of Conclave ...

Pope Francis has been in hospital for 11 days, with recent blood tests show early, mild kidney failure after he experienced a ...

Italian Air Force jets had to escort an American Airlines plane to Rome because of a security concern, which ultimately ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis is awake and in good spirits. It says his therapies are continuing after a quiet night.

Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for ...

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The Catholic Church has entered a year of sweeping changes in the Roman Curia and cardinalate both at the Vatican and around ...

Dr. Manassa Thomas Pope became a trailblazer in North Carolina: he was the first Black physician in the state. He also was a ...

Pope Francis, 88, was resting Monday morning, his 10th day at the hospital for a complex lung infection that led to the early ...

The head of the largest Christian denomination in the world remains in critical condition. Pope Francis continues to recover ...

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