Two of Italy’s most powerful octogenarians, Pope Francis and Silvio Berlusconi, whose health conditions have in recent years kept the country in suspense, were both in the hospital on Friday.

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis for 20 minutes in the hospital Wednesday and reported he was “alert and responsive” and full of good humor, despite his ...

10:26 AM: Analysis from Anthony Faiola, Rome Bureau Chief, covering Italy, the Vatican, Southern Europe and beyond. Pope Francis has been buried in a simple tomb at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica ...

VATICAN CITY (WGN) — Catholics in Italy are now able to pay their respects to Pope Francis, as a public viewing began Wednesday before his funeral this weekend. For his final journey, the body ...

Israeli tank strike hits Gaza’s only Catholic church, killing two and injuring priest close to Pope Francis; global leaders condemn attack and urge ceasefire.

An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people ...

After a weekly address at St. Peter's Square, Harbaugh had the honor of giving the pope a Michigan helmet and a pair of ...

VATICAN CITY — Catholics in Italy are now able to pay their respects to Pope Francis, as a public viewing began Wednesday before his funeral this weekend.For his final journey, the body of Pope ...