Pope Francis has announced that he has accepted the resignation of Most Reverend Dennis M. Schnurr from pastoral governance ...

The latest wave of consolidations in the Diocese of Joliet follows other controversial closings in recent years. While "budgetary issues" are cited as among the factors, church officials refuse to ...

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Dioceses of Sioux City, Iowa, and Norwich, Connecticut, all received new appointments.

The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been battling health problems for years, has begun treatment in a Rome hospital.

Pope Francis, who was admitted to a hospital in Rome for bronchitis, is in “fair” condition with a “respiratory tract ...

Pope Francis is being admitted to hospital on Friday for “necessary tests” and to continue his ongoing bronchitis treatment, ...