Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
The pope has suffered from pneumonia in both lungs and experienced a “long asthmatic respiratory crisis” over the weekend.
Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held his title for 12 years. What to know about the Jesuit.
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
Pope Francis, 88, has been in critical condition since the weekend but showed improvement and resumed some work Monday, the ...
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...
Pope Francis remains critical after severe bronchitis and double pneumonia. As concerns grow, speculation rises over his ...
With uncertainty on Pope Francis's health, a list of cardinals emerged ready to succeed him. The Catholic Church has an ...