Though Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition with a complex lung infection, he is still pope and very much ...

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

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

Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...

Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome as doctors treat a worsening respiratory infection that the Vatican has described ...

Pope Francis appears to have an "early, mild renal insufficiency" as he remains hospitalized in critical condition, the Holy ...

Pope Francis rested overnight in the hospital, the Vatican said earlier Sunday, adding that his night "passed peacefully." ...

ROME — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and ...