Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not apply if he is sick or even unconscious. And there are no specific norms ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s charity said ... promote and integrate those fleeing conflicts, poverty and climate disasters. Francis has also said governments are expected to do so to ...

Pope Francis has been hospitalised as he continues to battle with bronchitis, the Vatican said on Friday.

Nobel economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz argued at a global conference yesterday that nations should counter the policies of ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis had a "good rest" overnight as he is being treated for double pneumonia in a Rome hospital. The Vatican said the 88-year-old pontiff is expected to stay in the hospital ...

He said Trump's move this week to freeze enforcement of a long-established anti-bribery law was symbolic of the "illicit ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican document released ... The document underlined that while AI can help fight climate change through models to forecast extreme events, help manage emergencies and ...

The United States and South Korea held live-fire drills Monday near the demilitarized zone as tensions remain high with ...