The First Crusade was one of the most extraordinary, bloody and significant episodes in medieval history. It began with an appeal for aid from the Christian Byzantine Empire, threatened by the rising ...

October 13: Rents are cut in half as Cuba's Urban Reform Act takes effect ... November 19: Castro visits the Vatican. Pope John Paul II reciprocates by agreeing to visit Cuba.

On Wednesday, the Vatican said Pope Francis “had a tranquil night, woke up and had breakfast,” saying he was in good spirits.

The Pope received oxygen and blood transfusions on Saturday following an “asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude” on Saturday, the Vatican said.

The last time the cardinals chose a pope from outside of their ranks was in 1378 when Urban VI was elected. In the history of the church, only six non-cardinals have been elected pope. Cardinals ...

A group of children from a primary school pray for Pope Francis in front of the statue Pope John Paul II outside Agostino ... This has not happened since Pope Urban VI was elected in 1378.

“I don’t have a precise date (for his release).” A woman touches a flower in front of a statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital Credit: Reuters The later statement ...

Rome — Pope Francis' respiratory tract infection is presenting a "complex clinical picture" that will require further hospitalization, the Vatican said Monday as concern grew about the ...

Erdo was made a cardinal in 2003 by Pope John Paul II. Luis Antonio Tagle serves as ... due to their sexuality or marital status. In a 2014 speech given at the Extraordinary General Assembly ...

Image: Tributes adorn a statue of Pope John Paul II outside the hospital where Pope Francis is being treated. Pic: AP Spokesperson Matteo Bruni previously said the results of recent tests indicate ...

Image: Schoolchildren pray for Pope Francis in front of the statue Pope John Paul II at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. Pic: AP The Pope is said to have been reading newspapers and doing some work from ...

Pope Francis has developed bilateral pneumonia, the Vatican announced Tuesday, marking the latest health setback for the 88-year-old pontiff. The new diagnosis, which means the pneumonia is in ...