VATICAN CITY — A light drizzle finally let up as hundreds of faithful headed to St. Peter's Square to pray the rosary for ...

Francis is continuing his therapy for bronchitis and pneumonia, but the Vatican provided no indication of when he might be ...

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

Canon law states that a pope can resign, but it stipulates that the papal resignation must be “made freely and properly ...

In his message for Lent 2025, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of living one’s life as a constant journey of conversion ...

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

ROME -- Pope Francis "rested well, all night long" in the hospital, Vatican officials said in a brief update on Tuesday morning. Francis, 88, has been hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.

Despite his hospital stay, Pope Francis remains in charge of the Catholic Church. But what if his health continues to decline ...

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

The Archdiocese of Denver is offering prayers during Pope Francis’ prolonged hospitalization with double pneumonia.

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has demonstrated the process by which a pope might step down and be replaced.