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

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

The Vatican said Francis, 88, who has been hospitalized for pneumonia, was responding well to treatment and that it was too ...

Pope Francis had an "isolated breathing crisis" in hospital on Friday, the Vatican said, in a setback as the 88-year-old ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy has criticized the removal of immunity for houses of worship from immigration enforcement, calling it ...

Francis was admitted to the hospital on February 14 after experiencing worsening symptoms of bronchitis. Over the past weekend, concerns grew as reports surfaced of a respiratory crisis and kidney ...

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Despite his hospitalization, the pope has maintained a degree of governance and authorized the appointment of four new ...

Despite his ongoing stay at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and his precarious health status, Pope Francis has established a ...

The slight renal insufficiency the pope had in recent days subsided and a CAT scan of the chest showed a normal evolution of ...

The faithful continue to gather at St. Peter's Square and churches around Rome to pray for the health of the pontiff.

The pontiff's condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, according to doctors.