Michelangelo, the genius behind David and the Sistine Chapel, led a life filled with passion, a legendary rivalry with Leonardo da Vinci, and artistic obsession. On his 550th birth anniversary, we ...

Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for almost three weeks battling double pneumonia, is in stable condition and is doing ...

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

On Wednesday, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, the Major Penitentiary, celebrated the traditional Mass beginning Lent at the ...

Clutching a bouquet of yellow roses, 79-year-old Carmela Vittoria Mancuso makes her way to Rome's Gemelli hospital each ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– According to the Vatican, Pope Francis spent a peaceful night resting. Pope Francis has been receiving treatment for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since he was ...

Pope Francis "remained stationary" on Wednesday, "without showing any episodes of respiratory failure," but rested peacefully ...

While Pope Francis remained hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Italian Cardinal Angelo De Donatis celebrated the Ash ...

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The pope, who has chronic lung disease, has been stable for two days after suffering two respiratory crises Monday.

Pope Francis, who has been struggling to overcome double pneumonia for almost three weeks, remained in stable condition ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St.