Pope Francis is resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.

By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor As Ash Wednesday starts worshipers' journey through the season of Lent, two of West ...

Many Catholics recall similar vigils held in St. Peter’s Square when Pope John Paul II was hospitalized in the final days of ...

Dating to the Middle Ages and popularized in the 16th century, the chain of beads that comprises a rosary is one of the most ...

The Holy Rosary Parish in Bozeman is joining Catholics worldwide in prayer for Pope Francis, who is recovering from double ...

The Polish prelate, who heads the Vatican's Dicastery for the Service of Charity, is the pope's point man for distributing ...

Pope Francis, 88, has suffered three breathing crises since being admitted to hospital in Rome on Feb14, but the Vatican said ...

In South Florida, Catholics attended mass at churches in greater numbers to commemorate Ash Wednesday, which marks the first ...

Vatican journalists crowded into the Holy See Press Office on Saturday to get an update on the pontiff's health after taking a turn for the worse.

The pope's health was the prime focus of the Mass, celebrated by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Vatican nuncio to the United ...

Catholics and some fellow Christians receive ashes on their foreheads in the shape of a cross to mark the first day of Lent, ...