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

The Vatican described his condition as critical for the first time on Saturday, reporting that the 88-year-old Francis needed ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

The press office for the Vatican said Sunday that Pope Francis was able to rest overnight as he slowly recovers from double ...

Vatican officials said their prognosis for the 88-year-old pontiff remained "guarded". Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Vatican said Francis, who has pneumonia in both lungs and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was still ...

Pope Francis had a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said on Sunday (Feb 23), the morning after revealing the 88-year-old ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, who is battling double pneumonia in hospital, had a "tranquil" night and rested, the Vatican ...

In a late update, the Vatican said Pope Francis hadn't had any more respiratory crises since Saturday night but was still ...