Pope Francis purportedly shared a written message from his hospital bed while remaining in critical condition and continuing ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

The update to Francis’s condition came Sunday in the written text of his regular Angelus prayer after he had been listed as ...

Pope Francis, who is currently in hospital with pneumonia, spent a quiet night after having suffered an asthma attack, the ...

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized for more than a week and was given oxygen and a blood transfusion on Saturday.

The terse update comes as Pope Francis remains in critical condition following a respiratory crisis on Saturday that required ...

Who leads the Catholic Church when the Pope is sick? - Nothing has changed in his status, role or power since Francis was ...

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high ...

The Holy See reported that Pope Francis' condition is critical after he suffered a prolonged respiratory crisis on Saturday. Earlier this week, the 88-year-old was diagnosed with double pneumonia.

The Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required ...

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...