For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope's health. As leader of the world's 1.4 ...

While other Vatican operations proceeded as normal, the cancellations put a damper on upcoming events of the Vatican’s Holy ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican ...

The Vatican has laws to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but they don't apply if he is sick.

Pope Francis "rested well" throughout the Monday night as he continued to battle double pneumonia in hospital, the Vatican said early Tuesday.

Pope Francis' doctors "are prudently maintaining their cautious prognosis" as the pontiff's condition of respiratory and ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition as the Vatican called senior church officials in Rome to a special saying of the ...

The Holy See Press Office on Monday disclosed that Pope Francis had a restful tenth night at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he is ...

Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday denounced the spread of false reports claiming Pope Francis had passed away, calling it a ...