It also oversees the Vatican's diplomatic corps. The Dicastery — "department" — for the Doctrine of the Faith, led by ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich: Cupich, 75, was appointed archbishop of Chicago in 2014 by Francis and remains in the pope’s inner ...

As he did on Sunday, Francis participated in the retreat remotely from the Rome hospital where he is being treated. He could ...

With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the ...

Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 and has been fighting pneumonia. Now, the Vatican has released an ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...

The church cannot appoint new bishops, and the Vatican cannot start new diplomatic efforts. Sometimes. Francis was a cardinal from Argentina before his election as pope and had not served in the ...

COMMENTARY: The Council’s Decree ‘Christus Dominus’ is a vivid reminder of the meaning of the bishop’s pastoral role in the ...

On Thursday, the Vatican will mark the 12th anniversary of Francis' election, the first with the pope out of sight but still ...

In its late update, the Vatican said Francis had no further respiratory episodes during a day spent praying, resting and undergoing respiratory physiotherapy to try to help him fight double pneumonia.

Pope Francis is taking part in the Vatican's week-long spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continues his recovery ...

Do recent reforms signify a genuine commitment to inclusivity or are they merely symbolic gestures aimed at appeasing critics, ask Dr Bronagh McShane in an article first published in the Irish Times.