Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, intends to give his Easter Sunday blessing, the Vatican indicated on Thursday without specifying how or whether he would ...

This is traditionally given by the pope from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica on Easter Sunday and on Christmas Day, and cannot be delegated to anyone else -- though it could be delivered ...

The 88-year-old Catholic leader returned to the Vatican on Sunday after spending ... of St Peter's Basilica on Easter Sunday and on Christmas Day, and cannot be delegated to anyone else -- though ...

The Vatican has published the official calendar of liturgical celebrations planned for Holy Week, but it has not clarified whether Pope Francis will preside. The pontiff was discharged on Sunday ...

The Pulte Family Charitable Foundation earlier this month announced the launch of the Catholic Initiative, described in a press release by the organization as “an innovative, Vatican-approved ...

Nicole LaChapelle, the mayor of Easthampton, was shocked to learn that Massachusetts’ partner for the upcoming ResilientMass climate conference is … the Vatican. “Very candidly, I was like ...

Pope Francis' voice is slowly recovering and his mobility has slightly improved since returning to the Vatican following a five-week hospitalization for double pneumonia, the Vatican said on March 28.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis offered prayers to the victims of a powerful earthquake in Southeast Asia on Friday, the sixth day of his convalescence in the Vatican after a five-week ...

Pope Francis continues to be in stable condition and has registered improvements in both breathing and speech, the Vatican said on March 28, the sixth day of the “at least two-month” period of ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at home in the Vatican recovering. Now, the attention in the Vatican is on ...