Pope Francis "rested well throughout the night" in the hospital, the Vatican says, and even met with Vatican officials to ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 Vatican's Tuesday noon bulletin announced that Francis had approved decrees for two new saints and five people for ...