Candles with pictures of Pope Francis are laid under the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome.

Pope Francis's heart is holding up very well despite his pneumonia, a Vatican source said Wednesday, amid growing concerns ...

ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope ...

Pope Francis is responding “positively” to medical treatment for pneumonia, according to the Vatican, a week after the ...

Pope Francis spent another peaceful night in hospital, "got up and had breakfast in his armchair," the Vatican said Thursday, ...

He continues to be without fever and “his hemodynamic parameters continue to be stable,” said an evening bulletin Feb. 20.

ROME (AP) — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was ...

A ruling by the High Court of England and Wales published Feb. 21 confirmed that the Vatican Secretariat of State was ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the governor of the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory in Rome that is home to the Catholic ...

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini, FSE, as president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and president of the Governorate of Vatican City State, the Vatican ...

was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the governor of the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory in Rome that is home to the Catholic Church. Petrini ...