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

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

Global media outlets, including CNN, CBS and NBC, are getting ready to descend upon Rome and Vatican City following reports ...

Francis remains in critical condition but has not suffered any additional crises, the Vatican said Sunday evening, after ...

The pope has suffered from pneumonia in both lungs and experienced a “long asthmatic respiratory crisis” over the weekend.

Officials said Pope Francis is in critical condition as he battles pneumonia and early kidney failure. He was awake and ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Doctors said there has been a “slight improvement” in Pope Francis’ condition on Monday (Feb. 24) after ...

Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and ...

At the SAG Awards, the cast of "Conclave" sent well wishes to Pope Francis as he remains in critical condition.

Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia and recent blood tests also revealed "mild renal insufficiency." ...

Pope Francis showed slight improvement in laboratory tests Monday and resumed some work activities, the Vatican said.

Doctors said he remained in critical condition with double pneumonia but reported a “slight improvement” in some laboratory ...