Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

Anxious waiting mixed with disturbing medical jargon — anyone who has sat bedside with a loved one can relate.

The expatriate community is small but shares a special bond with Francis, who has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...

Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made ...

For the faithful who have descended on Rome for an event that comes every 25 years, the absence of the pope has been ...

Reporting from Rome, Fox News' Lauren Green writes that papal historian Austen Ivereigh is trying to dispel rumors that Pope Francis might resign amid his current health crisis.

Conclave,” an Oscar nominee, has provided a peek at the Vatican’s secret rituals at a time when the faithful are praying that ...

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While not all Christians observe Ash Wednesday, those who do usually attend a service to mark the occasion. This year's Ash ...