Bishop John Sherrington will take over from retiring Archbishop Malcolm McMahon as leader of the Catholic community in the ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private chapel ...

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(AP Photo/Marco Ravagli)(Marco Ravagli / AP) VATICAN CITY — A frail Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after a ...

A frail Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening double pneumonia, and he made a surprise stop at his favorite basilica on the way home ...

Pope Francis has returned home to the Vatican after five weeks in hospital, but he has a long period of recovery ahead of him ...

After five weeks in hospital with pneumonia, the Pope has left hospital to prepare for two months of rest at the Vatican.