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

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

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis' health. The pope has been at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia ...

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

The Vatican says Pope Francis is in stable condition and breathing with just the help of supplemental oxygen after ...

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 ...

There were signs of Pope Francis' improvement over the weekend, when a Vatican source shared that Francis was responding well ...