Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, ...

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

The Vatican on Monday announced the start of nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, and ...

The Vatican No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, will lead the first prayer Monday. Francis, who has double pneumonia and is in ...

Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from pneumonia. That is after doctors reported a slight improvement in his condition, ...

Despite being in the Gemelli hospital in Rome for the past ten days, Pope Francis remains in charge of the Catholic Church ...

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...

ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis was "resting" on Monday morning after spending his 10th night in the hospital, the Vatican ...

However, church leaders emphasized that this gathering was focused on recovery rather than farewell. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal ... Hatzumi Villanueva, a Catholic from Peru who attended the ...

Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia, but his condition has shown a "slight improvement", the ...