Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square Monday evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for ...

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

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. He ...

Pope Francis is showing “slight improvement” but is still in “critical” condition, the Vatican said in an update on Monday, ...

The 88-year-old pontiff suffered a “prolonged asthmatic crisis” and low platelets, the Vatican said, but was alert and ...

"The thrombocytopenia remains stable; however, some blood tests show early, mild renal insufficiency, which is currently ...

The combination of health issues has kept the Pope from performing his public duties, including weekly prayers on Sundays, ...

Pope Francis was placed in “critical condition” on Saturday, the Vatican said, just four days after the religious leader ...

Francis remains in critical condition but has not suffered any additional crises, the Vatican said Sunday evening, after ...

The Vatican said today Pope Francis remains in “critical” condition. And we are learning new information about his kidney ...