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

Anxious waiting mixed with disturbing medical jargon — anyone who has sat bedside with a loved one can relate.

Pope Francis was conscious but still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen Sunday following a respiratory crisis and ...

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

People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the ...

Image A guest book for well wishes for Pope Francis inside the Church of Santa Maria Addolorata .Credit...Elisabetta Povoledo/The New York Times “It’s always been complex” to plan a trip to ...

“I believe Pope Francis will be known as one of the most ... a professor of theology at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York. Still, nearly a dozen years after the Pope's initial statement ...

The Vatican reported Friday that he experienced sudden breathing problems that required “non-invasive mechanical ventilation” ...

The kidney ailment appears to be in an early stage, the Vatican said, adding that the pontiff is still receiving high flows ...

Hundreds gathered for Sunday mass at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to pray for Pope Francis, who remains in ...

James Hill for The New York Times “I’m being told that there was some document prepared by Benedict on this issue,” Archbishop Gallagher said, referring to Francis’ predecessor ...

Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said that the closing of Catholic schools in New York City amid a faith and ...