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

Some reports said top global religious figure, Pope Francis, has died. Amid the anxiety surrounding the Pope's health, ...

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

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

Pope Francis "rested well throughout the night" in the hospital, the Vatican says, and even met with Vatican officials to ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Nearly twelve years into his tenure, Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition. This event is on the minds of many Catholics near and far, despite the papacy’s ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Tuesday, Holy Family Catholic Church held a mass to pray for Pope Francis as he continues to battle with pneumonia in both lungs. The Pope is in critical condition in Rome, but ...

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

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

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican ...

Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.

A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela. Pope Francis approved a decree ...