In a surprising archaeological discovery, Italian experts have uncovered an underground tunnel that could connect the city of Viterbo to Rome, around 50 miles away. The passage, hidden for ...

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Erik Swanson received relatively good news when an MRI earlier this week on his pitching elbow revealed no structural damage, according to multiple reports Friday.

Pope Francis was wheeled through a crowd that included health care workers from around the world, who had been told he was watching their Jubilee Mass on television. By Elisabetta Povoledo ...

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Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance on Sunday, the first time the leader of the Catholic Church has been seen in public since leaving hospital two week ago. Francis greeted crowds at ...

Gov. Newsom’s administration is seeking approvals to build a $20-billion water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Lawyers for supporters and opponents are debating the project in ...

Pope Francis has approved a new three-year reform process for the Catholic Church, sending a strong signal he plans to continue in the post despite spending a month in hospital battling pneumonia.

March 15 (UPI) --Pope Francis' condition remains stable as the 88-year-old leader of the Catholic Church continues recovering from a lung infection. The Vatican did not issue a health update on ...

Pope Francis greeted the crowd at St. Peter's Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick on Sunday, marking his first appearance at the Vatican since his release from the hospital two weeks ...

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA (SVdP) celebrated the opening of its brand-new advocacy office on Capitol Hill on Friday afternoon. Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the ...

Pope Francis continues to show “slight improvement” in his respiratory condition as he receives ongoing medical care at the Vatican, according to the latest update from the Holy See Press ...