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

The Vatican says the "criticality" of Pope Francis health condition "has subsided for the moment," but he's still ...

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

Vice President Vance on Friday said that American Catholics focus too much on criticism coming from clergy members, in ...

Speakers and attendees at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Friday prayed for Pope Francis amid his ongoing ailments and emphasized a message of hope.

Vance praised Pope Francis for a 2020 sermon, delivered during the Covid pandemic, that brought him solace after he ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance led attendees at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in a prayer for Pope Francis’ ...

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

Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation.

There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It's considered gauche to ...

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Subramoney Iyer, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or ...