For approximately 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, Rome is the axis around which the entire cosmos turns. It is often said that the Catholic Church “thinks in centuries,” but when the life of the pope is in jeopardy,

What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition with a complex lung infection.

When you visit Our Lady's Gifts in Little Italy, it feels like you are in a church. Maybe that's because it used to be one.

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli University Hospital ... Pope Leo XIII was the oldest pope to serve the Catholic church. He served until his death in 1903 at the age of 93.

Here’s an interactive map that shows many of the pilgrimage sites that have been designated across the U.S. for the jubilee year.

Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more than 1,600 years.

Reports of Pope Francis' critical health condition have put global media outlets including CNN, CBS and NBC, in high gear to descend upon Rome.

The process of selecting a new Pope has become a matter of interest for many people. In the Catholic church, anyone who is a male can become pope.

Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all over the world who are personally chosen by the pope. They are recognizable by their red vestments and they elect a new pope when the time comes.