Blessed José Gregorio Hernández is known at the ‘doctor of the poor.’ Also to be canonized: Blessed Bartolo Longo. Additional ...

Catholics across the world, and in Iowa, are praying for the recovery of Pope Francis. On Tuesday, the Vatican said he's in critical, but stable condition, ...

The reason for the visit was announced today: The Holy Father authorized the decrees designating five persons as servants of ...

Some reports said top global religious figure, Pope Francis, has died. Amid the anxiety surrounding the Pope's health, ...

The audience, which occurred Monday, signaled that the machinery of the Vatican was still grinding on and looking ahead even with Francis, 88, hospitalized and doctors warning his prognosis is guarded ...

Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.

Sister Maximilian Marie Garretson with Bishop Reicher High School took a group last month to Rome, Italy to see and interact ...

Pope Francis has cleared the path towards the beatification of Salvo D'Acquisto, a member of Italy's Carabinieri during world ...

The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Francis had appointed Archbishop Emilio Nappa and layman Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi to ...

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

Still, another reality emerges. The church may not have seen women as equals, but nevertheless, their work was key to the workings and finances of the papal court and its surroundings. The fact is ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...