The history of the papacy is filled with unusual, dramatic events. From a pope put on trial after death to a resignation that broke a 600-year tradition, the Vatican’s past is anything but predictable ...

Resignation talk dismissed - The fragile state of the pope's health had spurred speculation that he could step down, as his ...

Pope Francis is to give his blessing and greet a crowd from hospital for the first time since he was admitted on 14 February.

Pope Francis will greet a crowd from his hospital window on Sunday, his first appearance since he was admitted to the ...

Pope Francis will be discharged from hospital on Sunday and will need two months of rest at the Vatican, one of the doctors ...

Pope Francis entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia, increasingly handing off his day-to-day duties to cardinals as questions swirl about the near- and long-term future of ...

ROME — As he recovers from pneumonia in the hospital, Pope Francis has increasingly handed off his day-to-day responsibilities to cardinals as questions swirl about the near and long-term future ...