ROME—An introspective, Pope Francishas divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that elected him pope and the...

The release of the film Conclave has once again thrown the spotlight on one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events in human history: the...

The release of the film Conclave has once again thrown the spotlight on one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events in human history: the...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become...

A woman who died of a heart attack in an emergency department was misdiagnosed as having an adverse reaction to codeine, a coroner has found.

ROME—Pope Francis on January 6 named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on...

Pope Francis baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition...

By Jonah McKeown The Vatican announced this week that Pope Francis has erected a new diocese in China and appointed Father Anthony Ji Weizhong as...