Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

His doctors said “the pope is fine” and “working,” though they cautioned that he remains in significant danger as he fights a ...

Pope Francis, who is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia, is not yet out of danger but is expected to live, one of ...

The 88-year-old pontiff, who was admitted to the hospital last week, is being closely monitored by doctors as he undergoes treatment.

When a pope dies, after the camerlengo certifies the passing, the pope's ring is removed and destroyed to mark the end of his ...

As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical ...

In the Diocese of Rome, Cardinal Baldassare Reina urged parishes to hold an hour of silent adoration before Mass. In Pope ...

As Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, remains hospitalised with double pneumonia, discussions about his ...

Pope Francis, 88, will stay in the hospital “at least all next week,” his medical team announced, adding that he is “not out ...

Pope Francis has come down with a serious illness that could potentially force him to resign, but who would succeed him?

While Pope Francis he is said to be improving, ITV News reporter Ellie Pitt writes: 'Whispers of a potential resignation have ...

Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more ...