Pope Francis’s battle with double pneumonia is the most serious health complication the pontiff has suffered from since ...

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

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

As Pope Francis, 88, remains in hospital battling pneumonia the Mirror has taken a look at what his tenure has done for the ...

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

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his efforts to steer the Catholic Ch ...

Despite his hospitalization, the pope has maintained a degree of governance and authorized the appointment of four new ...

Despite hospitalization, Pope Francis meets with Vatican's secretary of state to approve new decrees for possible saints ...

Vatican secretary of state Cardinal Parolin ... to take charge of the Roman Catholic Church. 'Francis, the city prays for you,' were projected on to the Obelisco, Buenos Aires' most iconic ...

Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive ...