Pope Francis, 88, has been in critical condition since the weekend but showed improvement and resumed some work Monday, the ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert ...

Pope Francis spends “a peaceful night” at Rome‘s Gemelli Hospital and has breakfast while sitting in an armchair on Thursday ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "Being ordained is not an ascent but a descent, whereby we make ourselves small, lower ourselves and ...

The Pope was admitted to Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 after struggling for several days with bronchitis. Over the weekend the ...

While Pope Francis' life is not in immediate danger, the level of multiple infections in his lungs means he is not completely ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

Pope Francis, 88, has been in critical condition since the weekend but showed improvement and resumed some work Monday, the ...

Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in a critical condition for a second day running and has shown an "initial, ...

Francis, 88, had remained in critical condition throughout the weekend after severe breathing difficulties were reported.