There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to ...

The Vatican reported Friday that he experienced sudden breathing problems that required “non-invasive mechanical ventilation” ...

Despite undergoing his longest hospitalization yet due to a complex respiratory infection and double pneumonia with an ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...

Pope Francis has transformed the church from an institution in which a few called the shots to a church of the people of God.

The Vatican issued a nine-word statement on the condition of Pope Francis, who is critically ill in hospital battling double ...

And the postulator of St. John Paul II's sainthood cause, Msgr. Slawomir Oder, in 2010 published the letters Pope John Paul ...

When the Pope passes away, a complex and ancient process begins. Join us as we explore the intricate steps of papal ...

The Vatican also released Francis' message for Lent, which runs from March 5 to April 17. The message, dated Feb. 6, ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable and no new ...

The Vatican has set in motion nightly prayers for Pope Francis in the hope that he might recover and get back to leading the ...