The leader of the Catholic Church, who has chronic lung disease and is prone to respiratory illness in winter, was admitted ...

Pope Francis rested overnight in the hospital, the Vatican said on Sunday."The night passed peacefully. The Pope rested," the ...

Pope Francis spent his tenth day in hospital Sunday as Catholics around the world prayed for his recovery, the day after the ...

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

Though Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition with a complex lung infection, he is still pope and very much in charge.

The press office for the Vatican said Sunday that Pope Francis was able to rest overnight as he slowly recovers from double ...

Pope Francis purportedly shared a written message from his hospital bed while remaining in critical condition and continuing ...

The terse update comes as Pope Francis remains in critical condition following a respiratory crisis on Saturday that required ...

The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, had a restful night after receiving oxygen and a ...

ROME (AP) — The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope Saturday, as Pope Francis battled ...