The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Francis had appointed Archbishop Emilio Nappa and layman Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi to ...

Catholic worshippers 'concerned' over Pope Francis' health. Worshippers from all over the world have come to the Vatican to ...

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 ...

The 88-year-old was well enough to meet senior Vatican colleagues in hospital despite still being in critical condition with ...

Hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, Pope Francis was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary 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.

The Vatican says that Pope Francis is showing signs of improvement, even though the Pontiff still remains in critical condition.

The audience, which occurred Monday, signaled that the machinery of the Vatican was still grinding on and looking ahead even with Francis, 88, hospitalized and doctors warning his prognosis is guarded ...

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

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican ...