As Pope Leo XIV recovers from lung surgery, experts explain how the Vatican machinery continues running during a papal hospitalization.

Dr. Luigi Carbone coordinates Pope Leo XIV's care at Gemelli Hospital, serving as Vatican health director and chief personal papal physician.

Pope Leo XIV broke with decades of papal secrecy by personally announcing his lung surgery, drawing praise for transparency and humility.

As Pope Leo XIV undergoes lung surgery, Catholics turn to St. Bernardine of Siena, the patron saint of respiratory illnesses and healing.

A Vatican summit marking 10 years of Amoris Laetitia examined why young people avoid marriage, citing culture and economic insecurity.

Pope Leo XIV called the death penalty ‘inadmissible,’ stressing that justice and safety can be achieved without capital punishment in the US.

Pope Leo XIV named Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola the new archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, vicar general, and head of its Fabric.

A Rome conference highlighted Catholic mental health ministry, urging the Church to break stigma and offer spiritual support alongside care.

A new documentary on St. John Henry Newman premiered in Rome, tracing the life and conversion of the Church’s newest doctor and patron.

Known as the musician of the Popes and Saints, Cardinal Bartolucci led the Sistine Chapel Choir for over 40 years, his legacy ...

Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital Tuesday for lung nodule surgery, expected to remain hospitalized for about one week.

Pope Leo XIV announces upcoming surgery to remove a lung nodule detected at an early stage. The pontiff asks the faithful for prayers.