Pope Francis, 88, is fully aware of his health limitations but is "passionate" about serving until his death, one expert says ...
Despite his hospitalization, the pope has maintained a degree of governance and authorized the appointment of four new ...
Pope Francis has transformed the church from an institution in which a few called the shots to a church of the people of God.
Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...
Pope Francis was a frequent visitor to Rome long before he became pope. ROME — Pope Francis was a frequent visitor to Rome ...
People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the ...
The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.
Despite his condition, Pope Francis has upheld a tradition he began at the start of the war in Gaza, making nightly calls to ...