The death of a sitting pope initiates a profound period of mourning and transition within the Roman Catholic Church, marked ...

The announcement on Saturday evening indicated that Francis’ medical condition had become more complicated since an update ...

The Vatican statement said the Pope, who is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia, was alert, but added that the ...

The 88-year-old Francis, who has been hospitalised for a week with a complex lung infection, also received blood transfusions ...

The Vatican reports that Pope Francis is in critical condition after experiencing a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis ...

Catholics around the world are praying for Pope Francis' good health as the Vatican has reported the pontiff's is in a ...

Pope Francis was placed in “critical condition” on Saturday, the Vatican said, just four days after the religious leader contracted pneumonia. “The condition of the Holy Father continues to be ...

Pope Francis rested and had a peaceful night, the Vatican said on Sunday morning, after he suffered a respiratory crisis the day before in an apparent setback in his week-long battle with pneumonia.

Pope Francis was admitted on Friday with a respiratory infection. The announcement on Monday did not provide further detail, ...

The beloved religious institution is now the Basilica of St. Edward, just as church officials begin to plan a centenary ...

The pope was admitted to hospital on February 14 where he is fighting a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia in both ...

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the former head of the Vatican’s department of cultural affairs, raised the possibility of ...