According to the Vatican, there have been 266 popes in the Catholic Church starting with St. Peter and going all the way up ...

"The night was quiet, the pope was resting," the Holy See, the Vatican's press office, said in a brief statement on Sunday morning.

Pope Francis' approach to LGBTQ issues marked a major, if mixed, shift in tone for the Catholic Church -- from scorn to ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

The Argentine pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, has remained in stable ...

And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes totally ...

The Catholic Church has opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter without the participation of Pope Francis.

Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome as doctors treat a worsening respiratory infection that the Vatican has described ...