After Chicago native Pope Leo XIV made history as the first American elected pontiff, the Rev. Homero Sánchez sent him a quick text saying, “Congratulations Holy Pope.” The priest from St. Rita of ...

The drug is manufactured by the US firm Insmed and made possible after 15 years of research by scientists from the University ...

Prior to his election as Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. Here is the ...

A familiar face in Saint Peter’s Square The new pope made a public appearance just weeks before his election, presiding over the Rosary in Saint Peter’s Square on March 3, while the late Francis was ...

With no clear front-runners, the only certainty is that the next pope ... Francis did not reserve an important role for Parolin during the past Holy Week celebrations nor did he receive him alone ...

Donald Trump was recently asked who he would like to see as the new head of the Catholic Church after Pope Francis' demise. On this, Trump jokingly said, “I’d like to be Pope. That would be my number ...

Pope Francis’ doctor has recounted the pope's last moments in Italian newspaper interviews. Dr. Sergio Alfieri said the pope "died without suffering, at home.'' ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff, history’s first from Latin America, who ...

Pope Francis said that for his spiritual message to be credible, the Vatican’s finances had to be credible as well.

Pope Francis had been suffering from health issues in the weeks before his death, including a more than one-month stay in the hospital.

On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the 266th occupant of the papacy, which dates back to St. Peter, the disciple ...

Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88.