Amid ongoing health issues facing Pope Francis, here is the process by the Vatican when a pontiff passes away.

The mass followed a similar service on Tuesday evening at the church of the Argentine community in Rome, reflecting the ...

Pope Francis experienced an isolated bronchial spasm resulting in a temporary setback in his hospitalization treatment for ...

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...

Liturgical ceremonies must accompany the faithful in prayer and avoid "unnecessary pomp," he wrote in a message to ...

If you ever hear me pontificating about the Catholic faith, please recognize it comes from a place of deep belief, but it ...

The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, had a restful night after receiving oxygen and a ...

Pope Francis visited Juárez as part of a five-day journey into Mexico. He arrived at the Abraham Gonzalez International Airport in Juárez on Feb. 17, 2016, where he was greeted by about 1,500 young ...

JD Vance shared that though he was “surprised" by Pope Francis’ criticism of President Trump’s immigration policy, he ...

Pope Francis, 88, has pneumonia in both lungs and remains in critical condition despite showing a slight improvement after 11 ...

Despite several days of slight improvement in his overall clinical status, Pope Francis Friday suffered what doctors ...