Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.
Pope Francis' condition remains critical after developing pneumonia in both lungs earlier this month, but the Vatican said he ...
The pope has suffered from pneumonia in both lungs and experienced a “long asthmatic respiratory crisis” over the weekend.
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...
Thousands gathered in a rain-soaked St. Peter's Square on Monday night to pray for Pope Francis' health after a more positive update from the Vatican.
What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis' age and prolonged illness have raised questions ...
Pope Francis is in critical condition with a complex lung infection and anemia, receiving treatment in a Rome hospital.
The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...
Pontiff has packed the College of Cardinals – responsible for the papal vote after his death – with men in his own image ...