People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the ...

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

Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...

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

Pope Francis, who is currently hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, convened a consistory in preparation for upcoming ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable and no new ...

Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, and ...

Since being elected 12 years ago, Francis's critics have portrayed him as a 'woke Pope' for his relatively progressive ...

With Pope Francis still in critical condition, some may ask what happens when the Holy See becomes sede vacante after the ...

Pope Francis is in critical but stable condition with double pneumonia. Despite his illness, he continues to work from the ...

The 88-year-old pope has been hospitalized since Friday at Gemelli Hospital in Rome for a "polymicrobial respiratory infection." We explore how social movements are influencing policies ...