Pope Francis has participated remotely in the Vatican’s spiritual retreat after getting good news from his doctors.

An old saying about the Vatican holds that “the pope is never sick until he’s dead,” and this position has held true in ...

Just as Popes John Paul II’s and Benedict’s final days revealed their understandings of the papacy, Francis’ illness has ...

ROME (AP) — A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio ...

Although Pope Francis has done many things in favor of Jews and Israel, perhaps now it is time that he, or a papal ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo and Jason Horowitz Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The Catholic world is gripped with uncertainty as Pope Francis ... When John Paul II died in 2005, his body was ...

A Groundbreaking Look at the Swiss Guard’s Hidden World For over five centuries, the Vatican Swiss Guard has stood as a ...

Pope Pius XI taught that married couples could use ... discipline that goes with periodic abstinence. 2) Pope John Paul II also endorsed NFP completely, when used for the right reasons.

The first one mentioned is "Pius XI ... on the Magisterium of John Paul II, without disregarding, of course, that of Paul VI. It is actually the current Pope, who, thanks to the developments ...

The Vatican announced February 19 that Pope Francis' clinical condition is "stable ... An institution at the bedside of popes since St. John Paul II All of the pope's public activities, including ...

Pope Francis' health has shown improvement and doctors say he is no longer in immediate danger due to pneumonia, the Vatican said.