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

Francis, spiritual leader to nearly 1.4 billion baptized Catholics worldwide, has spent the past dozen years of his papacy ...

Pope Francis said previously that he might retire if facing extreme health issues. The Vatican reported that his condition is ...

The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...

Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors said Wednesday his prognosis is ...

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

Pope Francis has reached the two-week mark in his recovery from pneumonia, with doctors indicating that he has passed the ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, and ...

The Vatican has set in motion nightly prayers for Pope Francis in the hope that he might recover and get back to leading the ...