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, in critical condition battling double pneumonia, had a "tranquil" night, was alert and had rested after a ...

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

Pope Francis remained in critical condition after suffering a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis on Saturday, the Vatican ...

Catholics around the world are praying for Pope Francis' good health as the Vatican has reported the pontiff's is in a ...

The brief update came after doctors said the 88-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, was in ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis rested during a peaceful night. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni’s one-line statement didn’t ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis is still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen after doctors earlier said that the ...

Doctors have said Francis' condition is touch and go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease, and that the ...

After more than a week in the hospital, the Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis is in critical condition, and in more pain than he was previously in.