ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable as he ...

Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of ...

Pope Francis has also written a letter of resignation, to be invoked if he became medically incapacitated.

Pope Francis met with the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Monday as he rested comfortably ...

Entrusting the pope "to the powerful intercession of most holy Mary," the cardinal said, "may she sustain him in this time of ...

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized, speculation intensifies over who could be the next leader of the Catholic Church ...

The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...

Last evening’s bulletin the doctors said, however, that, “as a precautionary measure,” they would still maintain a “reserved ...

The Vatican also released Francis' message for Lent, which runs from March 5 to April 17. The message, dated Feb. 6, ...

Rome: Pope Francis "rested well" during his 11th night in hospital in Rome, the Holy See said on Tuesday.Despite a slightly ...

Pope Francis continues treatment for pneumonia as Vatican launches nightly prayers, approves decrees for saints' canonization ...