ROME — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the ...

Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and was receiving drug therapy for a ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis slept well during a quiet first night in the hospital after being admitted with a respiratory ...

It is unclear how long Pope Francis will stay in hospital, according to a Holy See spokesperson, after he was admitted on Friday with a respiratory tract infection.

Pope Francis had a “peaceful night” and read several newspapers Saturday morning following his admission to Rome’s Gemelli ...

Pope Francis spent a restful first night in hospital in Rome after being admitted with bronchitis, the Vatican reported on Saturday. The 88-year-old pope had slept well in the Gemelli hospital where ...