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

Boston Catholics joined millions around the world in praying for Pope Francis this Sunday as his health took another turn for ...

Chicago-area Catholics gathered at Holy Name Cathedral on Sunday to pray for the health of Pope Francis, who remained in ...

Pope Francis rested overnight in the hospital, the Vatican said earlier Sunday, adding that his night "passed peacefully." ...

The kidney ailment appears to be in an early stage, the Vatican said, adding that the pontiff is still receiving high flows ...

Pope Francis appears to have an "early, mild renal insufficiency" as he remains hospitalized in critical condition, the Holy ...

The Rev. Michael Duffy, the rector at St. Agnes, the seat of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, addressed the pope’s condition ...

Pope Francis offered reflections on the most serious medical crisis of his papacy Sunday, saying in the written text of his ...

The Vatican said Francis, who was diagnosed with double pneumonia, suffered a breathing crisis and needed blood transfusions.

The announcement on Saturday evening indicated that Francis’ medical condition had become more complicated since an update ...

Pope Francisis "slightly improving" and his blood analyses are stable, the Vatican said on Thursday, in the latest sign of ...

Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, had a "restful night" and got out of bed to eat breakfast in ...