The Catholic community is united in prayer as Pope Francis remains in critical condition following a respiratory crisis.

The Vatican has canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the ...

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

Vatican officials announced on Sunday that Pope Francis is currently suffering from mild renal insufficiency, also known as kidney failure, amid his treatment for bilateral pneumonia.

What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis' age and prolonged illness have raised questions ...

Pope Francis on Sunday was flooded with get-well cards and hand-drawn greetings from schoolchildren in Rome as the Holy ...

Pope Francis's condition "remains critical" on his tenth day in hospital Sunday, the Vatican said, as Catholics around the ...

The Holy Father has experienced ‘no further respiratory crisis’ since Saturday. Since his situation is ‘complex,’ the ...

The statement also said the Holy Father “continues to be alert and well oriented” and is still receiving oxygen therapy “at ...

The pope has spent nine nights at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, receiving treatment for pneumonia and other health complications.