Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

Francis is being treated for pneumonia, a complex infection and kidney problems that have left him in critical condition. He ...

Monday marks Pope Francis’ 10th day in the hospital, making this equal to the longest hospitalization of his papacy.

ROME — Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being ...

Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for over a week, is in critical condition after a "prolonged asthma-like respiratory ...

Pope Francis is showing “slight improvement” but is still in “critical” condition, the Vatican said in an update on Monday, ...

The 88-year-old pontiff suffered a “prolonged asthmatic crisis” and low platelets, the Vatican said, but was alert and ...

"The thrombocytopenia remains stable; however, some blood tests show early, mild renal insufficiency, which is currently ...

Pope Francis rested overnight in the hospital, the Vatican said earlier Sunday, adding that his night "passed peacefully." ...

Pope Francis was placed in “critical condition” on Saturday, the Vatican said, just four days after the religious leader ...

Francis remains in critical condition but has not suffered any additional crises, the Vatican said Sunday evening, after ...