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

Francis' condition "remained stable " as he spent a restful night and he began his 23rd consecutive day in the hospital for ...

Just as Popes John Paul II’s and Benedict’s final days revealed their understandings of the papacy, Francis’ illness has ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St.

Many Catholics recall similar vigils held in St. Peter’s Square when Pope John Paul II was hospitalized in the final days of ...

His doctors have concluded, however, that “given the complexity of the clinical picture, the prognosis remains guarded,” ...

The Vatican says that Pope Francis has increased his physical activity, called the Catholic parish priest in Gaza and marked ...

Pope Francis' condition remains "stable" in hospital with no further bouts of breathlessness, the Vatican said late on ...

Pope Francis has increased his level of physical therapy and remains in stable condition, the Vatican said on Wednesday night.

After experiencing repeated bouts of respiratory insufficiency in recent days, Pope Francis spent the night without further ...

In its latest update, the Vatican reported that the 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed in his youth, had no further respiratory episodes after a day spent ...