The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

Before he was hospitalized for double pneumonia, Pope Francis was battling firm resistance from some of his own cardinals ...

Despite his ongoing stay at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and his precarious health status, Pope Francis has established a ...

Despite his hospitalization, the pope has maintained a degree of governance and authorized the appointment of four new ...

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, ...

As Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s No. 2, led prayers for 45 minutes on a chilly, rainy night Monday, the faithful ...

The 88-year-old Francis has pneumonia in both lungs and remains in critical condition despite showing a slight improvement ...

The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Francis had appointed Archbishop Emilio Nappa and layman Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi to ...

Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.

Though hospitalized in critical condition, Pope Francis was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of state to ...

Monday marks Pope Francis’ 10th day in the hospital, making this equal to the longest hospitalization of his papacy.