Catholic News Service

ROME -- A papal resignation should occur only in "truly extreme cases" and must not "become the norm," said the former head of the...

ROME -- Among the many messages Pope Francis has been getting over the course of his first full day recovering from abdominal surgery at...

ROME -- Pope Francis had a restful, peaceful first night at Rome's Gemelli hospital after a successful three-hour operation June 7 for a hernia. He...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis was scheduled to undergo surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital June 7 to treat a hernia that had developed at...

ROME -- Pope Francis returned to the hospital for a brief medical checkup June 6, the Vatican said. In a statement to journalists, Matteo Bruni,...

VATICAN CITY -- A faster change of course away from today's throwaway culture and toward greater care for the common good is necessary to...

VATICAN CITY -- As first Communion season winds down and wedding fever rises, Catholic counters are busy. The Central Office of Church Statistics, a department...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis called the migration crisis between Mexico and the United States a "serious problem" and praised a U.S. bishop working...

VATICAN CITY -- Two environmental activists who glued themselves to an ancient statue in the Vatican Museums said they did not intend to damage...

VATICAN CITY -- A man with apparent psychiatric problems forced his through a Vatican security gate late May 18 by speeding past Swiss Guards...