Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...

Pope Francis “resumed work activities” Tuesday, as he remained in serious condition battling double pneumonia in a Rome ...

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has demonstrated the process by which a pope might step down and be replaced.

From Vatican City to the Queen City, prayers are being said for the recovery of Pope Francis, who is currently in critical ...

Holy Hours are bring held in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is being treated as well as at other places ...

In a quiet chapel within Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, a doctor kneels before the Blessed Sacrament in his white coat. The ...

Pope Francis remains in critical condition but is stable and returned to work Tuesday evening, the Vatican announced.

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.

COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.

Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, is still in a critical condition but is stable and working ...

As Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Gemelli Hospital in Rome - still in charge of the Vatican and the worldwide ...