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

Pope Francis is in critical condition with a complex lung infection and anemia, receiving treatment in a Rome hospital.

Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia and recent blood tests also revealed "mild renal insufficiency." ...

Monday marks Pope Francis’ 10th day in the hospital, making this equal to the longest hospitalization of his papacy.

Francis is being treated for pneumonia, a complex infection and kidney problems that have left him in critical condition.

Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in a critical condition for a second day running and has shown an "initial, ...

Pope Francis was listed in critical condition Saturday. A report in the Associated Press revealed the pope suffered a long ...

Pope Francis remains in critical condition, with blood tests showing mild signs of kidney failure “which is currently under ...

Francis, 88, had remained in critical condition throughout the weekend after severe breathing difficulties were reported.

The Vatican has issued an update on the health of the Pope, who fell into a critical condition last week. Pope Francis was diagnosed with pneumonia in both of his lungs following his admission to Rome ...

Pope Francis’s condition remained “critical” the evening of Feb. 23, his doctors said, with blood tests showing “initial, ...

Pope Francis was conscious but still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen Sunday following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, as he remains in critical condition with a complex lung ...